Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

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

From this reading A HOOP-ROLLING AND A TRAGEDY 19-- was having its hoop-rolling.

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

From this reading A HOOP-ROLLING AND A TRAGEDY 19-- was having its hoop-rolling.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading If her friends also feel frolicsome they pass the word along, and unless some last year's girls have bequeathed them hoops, they hurry down-town to buy them of the Harding dealer who always keeps a stock on hand for these annual emergencies.

in addition

From this reading If her friends also feel frolicsome they pass the word along, and unless some last year's girls have bequeathed them hoops, they hurry down-town to buy them of the Harding dealer who always keeps a stock on hand for these annual emergencies.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading If her friends also feel frolicsome they pass the word along, and unless some last year's girls have bequeathed them hoops, they hurry down-town to buy them of the Harding dealer who always keeps a stock on hand for these annual emergencies.

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

From this reading A HOOP-ROLLING AND A TRAGEDY 19-- was having its hoop-rolling.

completing its life cycle within a year

From this reading If her friends also feel frolicsome they pass the word along, and unless some last year's girls have bequeathed them hoops, they hurry down-town to buy them of the Harding dealer who always keeps a stock on hand for these annual emergencies.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

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

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

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

From this reading Some morning a senior who feels particularly young and frolicsome suggests to her friends at chapel that, as the time-honored official notice puts it, "The day has come, the seniors said, To have our little fling.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Some morning a senior who feels particularly young and frolicsome suggests to her friends at chapel that, as the time-honored official notice puts it, "The day has come, the seniors said, To have our little fling.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

past form of “bequeath” — leave or give by will after one's death

From this reading If her friends also feel frolicsome they pass the word along, and unless some last year's girls have bequeathed them hoops, they hurry down-town to buy them of the Harding dealer who always keeps a stock on hand for these annual emergencies.

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading Let's buy our hoops and roll them round, And laugh and dance and sing."

a place of worship that has its own altar

From this reading Some morning a senior who feels particularly young and frolicsome suggests to her friends at chapel that, as the time-honored official notice puts it, "The day has come, the seniors said, To have our little fling.

plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Some morning a senior who feels particularly young and frolicsome suggests to her friends at chapel that, as the time-honored official notice puts it, "The day has come, the seniors said, To have our little fling.

the time at which something is supposed to begin

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

accepted or habitual practice

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

an artistic form of nonverbal communication

From this reading Let's buy our hoops and roll them round, And laugh and dance and sing."

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Some morning a senior who feels particularly young and frolicsome suggests to her friends at chapel that, as the time-honored official notice puts it, "The day has come, the seniors said, To have our little fling.

someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

From this reading If her friends also feel frolicsome they pass the word along, and unless some last year's girls have bequeathed them hoops, they hurry down-town to buy them of the Harding dealer who always keeps a stock on hand for these annual emergencies.

plural of “decree” — a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

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

From this reading If her friends also feel frolicsome they pass the word along, and unless some last year's girls have bequeathed them hoops, they hurry down-town to buy them of the Harding dealer who always keeps a stock on hand for these annual emergencies.

plural of “emergency” — a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

From this reading If her friends also feel frolicsome they pass the word along, and unless some last year's girls have bequeathed them hoops, they hurry down-town to buy them of the Harding dealer who always keeps a stock on hand for these annual emergencies.

plural of “exam” — a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading If her friends also feel frolicsome they pass the word along, and unless some last year's girls have bequeathed them hoops, they hurry down-town to buy them of the Harding dealer who always keeps a stock on hand for these annual emergencies.

plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness

From this reading Some morning a senior who feels particularly young and frolicsome suggests to her friends at chapel that, as the time-honored official notice puts it, "The day has come, the seniors said, To have our little fling.

throw with force or recklessness

From this reading Some morning a senior who feels particularly young and frolicsome suggests to her friends at chapel that, as the time-honored official notice puts it, "The day has come, the seniors said, To have our little fling.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading If her friends also feel frolicsome they pass the word along, and unless some last year's girls have bequeathed them hoops, they hurry down-town to buy them of the Harding dealer who always keeps a stock on hand for these annual emergencies.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Some morning a senior who feels particularly young and frolicsome suggests to her friends at chapel that, as the time-honored official notice puts it, "The day has come, the seniors said, To have our little fling.

given to merry frolicking

From this reading Some morning a senior who feels particularly young and frolicsome suggests to her friends at chapel that, as the time-honored official notice puts it, "The day has come, the seniors said, To have our little fling.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading If her friends also feel frolicsome they pass the word along, and unless some last year's girls have bequeathed them hoops, they hurry down-town to buy them of the Harding dealer who always keeps a stock on hand for these annual emergencies.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading If her friends also feel frolicsome they pass the word along, and unless some last year's girls have bequeathed them hoops, they hurry down-town to buy them of the Harding dealer who always keeps a stock on hand for these annual emergencies.

29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)

From this reading If her friends also feel frolicsome they pass the word along, and unless some last year's girls have bequeathed them hoops, they hurry down-town to buy them of the Harding dealer who always keeps a stock on hand for these annual emergencies.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Some morning a senior who feels particularly young and frolicsome suggests to her friends at chapel that, as the time-honored official notice puts it, "The day has come, the seniors said, To have our little fling.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Some morning a senior who feels particularly young and frolicsome suggests to her friends at chapel that, as the time-honored official notice puts it, "The day has come, the seniors said, To have our little fling.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading A HOOP-ROLLING AND A TRAGEDY 19-- was having its hoop-rolling.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Some morning a senior who feels particularly young and frolicsome suggests to her friends at chapel that, as the time-honored official notice puts it, "The day has come, the seniors said, To have our little fling.

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

From this reading A HOOP-ROLLING AND A TRAGEDY 19-- was having its hoop-rolling.

a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop

From this reading Let's buy our hoops and roll them round, And laugh and dance and sing."

a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry

From this reading If her friends also feel frolicsome they pass the word along, and unless some last year's girls have bequeathed them hoops, they hurry down-town to buy them of the Harding dealer who always keeps a stock on hand for these annual emergencies.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If her friends also feel frolicsome they pass the word along, and unless some last year's girls have bequeathed them hoops, they hurry down-town to buy them of the Harding dealer who always keeps a stock on hand for these annual emergencies.

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

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading A HOOP-ROLLING AND A TRAGEDY 19-- was having its hoop-rolling.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives

From this reading If her friends also feel frolicsome they pass the word along, and unless some last year's girls have bequeathed them hoops, they hurry down-town to buy them of the Harding dealer who always keeps a stock on hand for these annual emergencies.

immediately past

From this reading If her friends also feel frolicsome they pass the word along, and unless some last year's girls have bequeathed them hoops, they hurry down-town to buy them of the Harding dealer who always keeps a stock on hand for these annual emergencies.

the sound of laughing

From this reading Let's buy our hoops and roll them round, And laugh and dance and sing."

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

From this reading Let's buy our hoops and roll them round, And laugh and dance and sing."

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Some morning a senior who feels particularly young and frolicsome suggests to her friends at chapel that, as the time-honored official notice puts it, "The day has come, the seniors said, To have our little fling.

past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Some morning a senior who feels particularly young and frolicsome suggests to her friends at chapel that, as the time-honored official notice puts it, "The day has come, the seniors said, To have our little fling.

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading Some morning a senior who feels particularly young and frolicsome suggests to her friends at chapel that, as the time-honored official notice puts it, "The day has come, the seniors said, To have our little fling.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

having official authority or sanction

From this reading Some morning a senior who feels particularly young and frolicsome suggests to her friends at chapel that, as the time-honored official notice puts it, "The day has come, the seniors said, To have our little fling.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Some morning a senior who feels particularly young and frolicsome suggests to her friends at chapel that, as the time-honored official notice puts it, "The day has come, the seniors said, To have our little fling.

above and across; more than

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading Some morning a senior who feels particularly young and frolicsome suggests to her friends at chapel that, as the time-honored official notice puts it, "The day has come, the seniors said, To have our little fling.

go across or through

From this reading If her friends also feel frolicsome they pass the word along, and unless some last year's girls have bequeathed them hoops, they hurry down-town to buy them of the Harding dealer who always keeps a stock on hand for these annual emergencies.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

From this reading Some morning a senior who feels particularly young and frolicsome suggests to her friends at chapel that, as the time-honored official notice puts it, "The day has come, the seniors said, To have our little fling.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

move by turning over or rotating

From this reading Let's buy our hoops and roll them round, And laugh and dance and sing."

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Let's buy our hoops and roll them round, And laugh and dance and sing."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Some morning a senior who feels particularly young and frolicsome suggests to her friends at chapel that, as the time-honored official notice puts it, "The day has come, the seniors said, To have our little fling.

older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

plural of “senior” — an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

deliver by singing

From this reading Let's buy our hoops and roll them round, And laugh and dance and sing."

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

From this reading Some morning a senior who feels particularly young and frolicsome suggests to her friends at chapel that, as the time-honored official notice puts it, "The day has come, the seniors said, To have our little fling.

not in physical motion

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest

From this reading If her friends also feel frolicsome they pass the word along, and unless some last year's girls have bequeathed them hoops, they hurry down-town to buy them of the Harding dealer who always keeps a stock on hand for these annual emergencies.

third-person singular of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading Some morning a senior who feels particularly young and frolicsome suggests to her friends at chapel that, as the time-honored official notice puts it, "The day has come, the seniors said, To have our little fling.

carry out

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

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

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Let's buy our hoops and roll them round, And laugh and dance and sing."

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading If her friends also feel frolicsome they pass the word along, and unless some last year's girls have bequeathed them hoops, they hurry down-town to buy them of the Harding dealer who always keeps a stock on hand for these annual emergencies.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading If her friends also feel frolicsome they pass the word along, and unless some last year's girls have bequeathed them hoops, they hurry down-town to buy them of the Harding dealer who always keeps a stock on hand for these annual emergencies.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

acceptable for a long time

From this reading Some morning a senior who feels particularly young and frolicsome suggests to her friends at chapel that, as the time-honored official notice puts it, "The day has come, the seniors said, To have our little fling.

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

From this reading Some morning a senior who feels particularly young and frolicsome suggests to her friends at chapel that, as the time-honored official notice puts it, "The day has come, the seniors said, To have our little fling.

doing arduous or unpleasant work

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading A HOOP-ROLLING AND A TRAGEDY 19-- was having its hoop-rolling.

except if; if not

From this reading If her friends also feel frolicsome they pass the word along, and unless some last year's girls have bequeathed them hoops, they hurry down-town to buy them of the Harding dealer who always keeps a stock on hand for these annual emergencies.

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

From this reading A HOOP-ROLLING AND A TRAGEDY 19-- was having its hoop-rolling.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

at the time that

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

which person or people

From this reading Some morning a senior who feels particularly young and frolicsome suggests to her friends at chapel that, as the time-honored official notice puts it, "The day has come, the seniors said, To have our little fling.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading If her friends also feel frolicsome they pass the word along, and unless some last year's girls have bequeathed them hoops, they hurry down-town to buy them of the Harding dealer who always keeps a stock on hand for these annual emergencies.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading This is the way a senior hoop-rolling is managed: custom decrees that it may take place on any afternoon of senior week, which is the week before commencement when the seniors' work is over though the rest of the classes are still toiling over their June exams.

possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading If her friends also feel frolicsome they pass the word along, and unless some last year's girls have bequeathed them hoops, they hurry down-town to buy them of the Harding dealer who always keeps a stock on hand for these annual emergencies.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Some morning a senior who feels particularly young and frolicsome suggests to her friends at chapel that, as the time-honored official notice puts it, "The day has come, the seniors said, To have our little fling.