used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BEFORE THE GAME Events rushed headlong past.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
dependableadjectiveUS /dɪˈpendəbəl/
worthy of reliance or trust
From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
didn't
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From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
Driscoll
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From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading His sins were those of omission and were due to inexperience.
an opposing military force
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
divisible by two
From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading BEFORE THE GAME Events rushed headlong past.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading BEFORE THE GAME Events rushed headlong past.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
headlongadverbUS /ˈhedlɔːŋ/
with the head foremost
From this reading BEFORE THE GAME Events rushed headlong past.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
impregnableadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpreɡnəbəl/
immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
inexperiencenounUS /ˌɪnɪkˈspɪriəns/
lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience
From this reading His sins were those of omission and were due to inexperience.
IranounUS /ˈaɪrə/
a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland
From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
messedverbUS /mest/
past form of “mess” — eat in a mess hall
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
mistakesnounUS /mɪˈsteɪks/
plural of “mistake” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
omissionnounUS /oʊˈmɪʃən/
a mistake resulting from neglect
From this reading His sins were those of omission and were due to inexperience.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
go across or through
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading BEFORE THE GAME Events rushed headlong past.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
established beyond doubt
From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
To recall to mind.
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
RobinsnounUS /ˈrɑːbənz/
plural of “robin” — small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
done under pressure
From this reading BEFORE THE GAME Events rushed headlong past.
satisfactoryadjectiveUS /ˌsætəˈsfæktri/
giving satisfaction
From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
express in words
From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
secretlyadverbUS /ˈsiːkrɪtli/
in secrecy; not openly
From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
sinsnounUS /sɪnz/
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading His sins were those of omission and were due to inexperience.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
make steady
From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEFORE THE GAME Events rushed headlong past.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading His sins were those of omission and were due to inexperience.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
precisely as stated
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His sins were those of omission and were due to inexperience.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
