Chapter XIII

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

From this reading "Out with it, like a good fellow," chimed in Bobby, whose pitching had won a game from Belden the previous term.

past form of “admonish” — advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

From this reading THE MONATOOK LAKE LEAGUE "Now, now, don't all get excited," admonished Frank, who, all the same, was immensely delighted with the sensation he had stirred up by his announcement.

(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 THE MONATOOK LAKE LEAGUE "Now, now, don't all get excited," admonished Frank, who, all the same, was immensely delighted with the sensation he had stirred up by his announcement.

a formal public statement

From this reading THE MONATOOK LAKE LEAGUE "Now, now, don't all get excited," admonished Frank, who, all the same, was immensely delighted with the sensation he had stirred up by his announcement.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading "Don't keep us waiting, Frank," pleaded Fred, who would rather play baseball at any time than eat.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Don't keep us waiting, Frank," pleaded Fred, who would rather play baseball at any time than eat.

a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance

From this reading Frank, with the instinct of the true story teller, waited until he had got his audience worked up to the proper pitch.

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 "Don't keep us waiting, Frank," pleaded Fred, who would rather play baseball at any time than eat.

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From this reading "Out with it, like a good fellow," chimed in Bobby, whose pitching had won a game from Belden the previous term.

an informal term for a British policeman

From this reading "Out with it, like a good fellow," chimed in Bobby, whose pitching had won a game from Belden the previous term.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE MONATOOK LAKE LEAGUE "Now, now, don't all get excited," admonished Frank, who, all the same, was immensely delighted with the sensation he had stirred up by his announcement.

past form of “chime” — emit a sound

From this reading "Out with it, like a good fellow," chimed in Bobby, whose pitching had won a game from Belden the previous term.

greatly pleased

From this reading THE MONATOOK LAKE LEAGUE "Now, now, don't all get excited," admonished Frank, who, all the same, was immensely delighted with the sensation he had stirred up by his announcement.

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From this reading THE MONATOOK LAKE LEAGUE "Now, now, don't all get excited," admonished Frank, who, all the same, was immensely delighted with the sensation he had stirred up by his announcement.

take in solid food

From this reading "Don't keep us waiting, Frank," pleaded Fred, who would rather play baseball at any time than eat.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading Then when they were on edge, he proceeded:

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

From this reading THE MONATOOK LAKE LEAGUE "Now, now, don't all get excited," admonished Frank, who, all the same, was immensely delighted with the sensation he had stirred up by his announcement.

a boy or man

From this reading "Out with it, like a good fellow," chimed in Bobby, whose pitching had won a game from Belden the previous term.

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading THE MONATOOK LAKE LEAGUE "Now, now, don't all get excited," admonished Frank, who, all the same, was immensely delighted with the sensation he had stirred up by his announcement.

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From this reading "Don't keep us waiting, Frank," pleaded Fred, who would rather play baseball at any time than eat.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Out with it, like a good fellow," chimed in Bobby, whose pitching had won a game from Belden the previous term.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading "Out with it, like a good fellow," chimed in Bobby, whose pitching had won a game from Belden the previous term.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading THE MONATOOK LAKE LEAGUE "Now, now, don't all get excited," admonished Frank, who, all the same, was immensely delighted with the sensation he had stirred up by his announcement.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "Out with it, like a good fellow," chimed in Bobby, whose pitching had won a game from Belden the previous term.

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

From this reading Frank, with the instinct of the true story teller, waited until he had got his audience worked up to the proper pitch.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE MONATOOK LAKE LEAGUE "Now, now, don't all get excited," admonished Frank, who, all the same, was immensely delighted with the sensation he had stirred up by his announcement.

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

From this reading THE MONATOOK LAKE LEAGUE "Now, now, don't all get excited," admonished Frank, who, all the same, was immensely delighted with the sensation he had stirred up by his announcement.

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

From this reading THE MONATOOK LAKE LEAGUE "Now, now, don't all get excited," admonished Frank, who, all the same, was immensely delighted with the sensation he had stirred up by his announcement.

to an exceedingly great extent or degree

From this reading THE MONATOOK LAKE LEAGUE "Now, now, don't all get excited," admonished Frank, who, all the same, was immensely delighted with the sensation he had stirred up by his announcement.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "Out with it, like a good fellow," chimed in Bobby, whose pitching had won a game from Belden the previous term.

inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli

From this reading Frank, with the instinct of the true story teller, waited until he had got his audience worked up to the proper pitch.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Out with it, like a good fellow," chimed in Bobby, whose pitching had won a game from Belden the previous term.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading "Don't keep us waiting, Frank," pleaded Fred, who would rather play baseball at any time than eat.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading THE MONATOOK LAKE LEAGUE "Now, now, don't all get excited," admonished Frank, who, all the same, was immensely delighted with the sensation he had stirred up by his announcement.

an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

From this reading THE MONATOOK LAKE LEAGUE "Now, now, don't all get excited," admonished Frank, who, all the same, was immensely delighted with the sensation he had stirred up by his announcement.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "Out with it, like a good fellow," chimed in Bobby, whose pitching had won a game from Belden the previous term.

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From this reading THE MONATOOK LAKE LEAGUE "Now, now, don't all get excited," admonished Frank, who, all the same, was immensely delighted with the sensation he had stirred up by his announcement.

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

From this reading THE MONATOOK LAKE LEAGUE "Now, now, don't all get excited," admonished Frank, who, all the same, was immensely delighted with the sensation he had stirred up by his announcement.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Frank, with the instinct of the true story teller, waited until he had got his audience worked up to the proper pitch.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Then when they were on edge, he proceeded:

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "Out with it, like a good fellow," chimed in Bobby, whose pitching had won a game from Belden the previous term.

the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration

From this reading Frank, with the instinct of the true story teller, waited until he had got his audience worked up to the proper pitch.

(baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team

From this reading "Out with it, like a good fellow," chimed in Bobby, whose pitching had won a game from Belden the previous term.

participate in games or sport

From this reading "Don't keep us waiting, Frank," pleaded Fred, who would rather play baseball at any time than eat.

past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly

From this reading "Don't keep us waiting, Frank," pleaded Fred, who would rather play baseball at any time than eat.

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading "Out with it, like a good fellow," chimed in Bobby, whose pitching had won a game from Belden the previous term.

past form of “proceed” — continue talking

From this reading Then when they were on edge, he proceeded:

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

From this reading Frank, with the instinct of the true story teller, waited until he had got his audience worked up to the proper pitch.

on the contrary

From this reading "Don't keep us waiting, Frank," pleaded Fred, who would rather play baseball at any time than eat.

Identical; not different.

From this reading THE MONATOOK LAKE LEAGUE "Now, now, don't all get excited," admonished Frank, who, all the same, was immensely delighted with the sensation he had stirred up by his announcement.

an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

From this reading THE MONATOOK LAKE LEAGUE "Now, now, don't all get excited," admonished Frank, who, all the same, was immensely delighted with the sensation he had stirred up by his announcement.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading THE MONATOOK LAKE LEAGUE "Now, now, don't all get excited," admonished Frank, who, all the same, was immensely delighted with the sensation he had stirred up by his announcement.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Frank, with the instinct of the true story teller, waited until he had got his audience worked up to the proper pitch.

United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bomb and the first hydrogen bomb (1908-2003)

From this reading Frank, with the instinct of the true story teller, waited until he had got his audience worked up to the proper pitch.

a word or expression used for some particular thing

From this reading "Out with it, like a good fellow," chimed in Bobby, whose pitching had won a game from Belden the previous term.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "Don't keep us waiting, Frank," pleaded Fred, who would rather play baseball at any time than eat.

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

From this reading THE MONATOOK LAKE LEAGUE "Now, now, don't all get excited," admonished Frank, who, all the same, was immensely delighted with the sensation he had stirred up by his announcement.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then when they were on edge, he proceeded:

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

From this reading Then when they were on edge, he proceeded:

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading "Don't keep us waiting, Frank," pleaded Fred, who would rather play baseball at any time than eat.

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

From this reading Frank, with the instinct of the true story teller, waited until he had got his audience worked up to the proper pitch.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading Frank, with the instinct of the true story teller, waited until he had got his audience worked up to the proper pitch.

up to a particular time

From this reading Frank, with the instinct of the true story teller, waited until he had got his audience worked up to the proper pitch.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading THE MONATOOK LAKE LEAGUE "Now, now, don't all get excited," admonished Frank, who, all the same, was immensely delighted with the sensation he had stirred up by his announcement.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Don't keep us waiting, Frank," pleaded Fred, who would rather play baseball at any time than eat.

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading Frank, with the instinct of the true story teller, waited until he had got his audience worked up to the proper pitch.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading "Don't keep us waiting, Frank," pleaded Fred, who would rather play baseball at any time than eat.

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

From this reading THE MONATOOK LAKE LEAGUE "Now, now, don't all get excited," admonished Frank, who, all the same, was immensely delighted with the sensation he had stirred up by his announcement.

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

From this reading Then when they were on edge, he proceeded:

at the time that

From this reading Then when they were on edge, he proceeded:

which person or people

From this reading THE MONATOOK LAKE LEAGUE "Now, now, don't all get excited," admonished Frank, who, all the same, was immensely delighted with the sensation he had stirred up by his announcement.

belonging to which person

From this reading "Out with it, like a good fellow," chimed in Bobby, whose pitching had won a game from Belden the previous term.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE MONATOOK LAKE LEAGUE "Now, now, don't all get excited," admonished Frank, who, all the same, was immensely delighted with the sensation he had stirred up by his announcement.

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading "Out with it, like a good fellow," chimed in Bobby, whose pitching had won a game from Belden the previous term.

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Frank, with the instinct of the true story teller, waited until he had got his audience worked up to the proper pitch.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "Don't keep us waiting, Frank," pleaded Fred, who would rather play baseball at any time than eat.