used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading COACH DRISCOLL APOLOGISES Half a minute later the horn blew and the quarter ended.
adversary's
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From this reading Kenwood, profiting by her adversary's example, started a kicking game.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Dannis let the centre alone now and sent his backs outside of tackles and made gains of a sort.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COACH DRISCOLL APOLOGISES Half a minute later the horn blew and the quarter ended.
APOLOGISESverbUS /əˈpɑːlədʒaɪzɪz/
third-person singular of “apologise” — defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
From this reading COACH DRISCOLL APOLOGISES Half a minute later the horn blew and the quarter ended.
attacksnounUS /əˈtæks/
plural of “attack” — (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading Parkinson went back to line attacks, now that she was facing the wind, and soon yielded the ball.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Parkinson went back to line attacks, now that she was facing the wind, and soon yielded the ball.
backsnounUS /bæks/
plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading Dannis let the centre alone now and sent his backs outside of tackles and made gains of a sort.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Parkinson went back to line attacks, now that she was facing the wind, and soon yielded the ball.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading History repeated herself and every exchange of punts gave the Blue a good five yards of territory and before the period was many minutes old Parkinson was digging her cleats into her thirty-yard line.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading COACH DRISCOLL APOLOGISES Half a minute later the horn blew and the quarter ended.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading History repeated herself and every exchange of punts gave the Blue a good five yards of territory and before the period was many minutes old Parkinson was digging her cleats into her thirty-yard line.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Kenwood, profiting by her adversary's example, started a kicking game.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading Dannis let the centre alone now and sent his backs outside of tackles and made gains of a sort.
cleatsnounUS /kliːts/
shoes with leather or metal projections on the soles
From this reading History repeated herself and every exchange of punts gave the Blue a good five yards of territory and before the period was many minutes old Parkinson was digging her cleats into her thirty-yard line.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading COACH DRISCOLL APOLOGISES Half a minute later the horn blew and the quarter ended.
Dannis
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From this reading Dannis let the centre alone now and sent his backs outside of tackles and made gains of a sort.
diggingnounUS /ˈdɪɡɪŋ/
the act of digging
From this reading History repeated herself and every exchange of punts gave the Blue a good five yards of territory and before the period was many minutes old Parkinson was digging her cleats into her thirty-yard line.
DRISCOLL
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From this reading COACH DRISCOLL APOLOGISES Half a minute later the horn blew and the quarter ended.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading COACH DRISCOLL APOLOGISES Half a minute later the horn blew and the quarter ended.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading History repeated herself and every exchange of punts gave the Blue a good five yards of territory and before the period was many minutes old Parkinson was digging her cleats into her thirty-yard line.
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading Kenwood, profiting by her adversary's example, started a kicking game.
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading History repeated herself and every exchange of punts gave the Blue a good five yards of territory and before the period was many minutes old Parkinson was digging her cleats into her thirty-yard line.
facingnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading Parkinson went back to line attacks, now that she was facing the wind, and soon yielded the ball.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading History repeated herself and every exchange of punts gave the Blue a good five yards of territory and before the period was many minutes old Parkinson was digging her cleats into her thirty-yard line.
gainsnounUS /ɡeɪnz/
plural of “gain” — a quantity that is added
From this reading Dannis let the centre alone now and sent his backs outside of tackles and made gains of a sort.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Kenwood, profiting by her adversary's example, started a kicking game.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading History repeated herself and every exchange of punts gave the Blue a good five yards of territory and before the period was many minutes old Parkinson was digging her cleats into her thirty-yard line.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading History repeated herself and every exchange of punts gave the Blue a good five yards of territory and before the period was many minutes old Parkinson was digging her cleats into her thirty-yard line.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading COACH DRISCOLL APOLOGISES Half a minute later the horn blew and the quarter ended.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kenwood, profiting by her adversary's example, started a kicking game.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading History repeated herself and every exchange of punts gave the Blue a good five yards of territory and before the period was many minutes old Parkinson was digging her cleats into her thirty-yard line.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dannis let the centre alone now and sent his backs outside of tackles and made gains of a sort.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading History repeated herself and every exchange of punts gave the Blue a good five yards of territory and before the period was many minutes old Parkinson was digging her cleats into her thirty-yard line.
hornnounUS /hɔːrn/
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading COACH DRISCOLL APOLOGISES Half a minute later the horn blew and the quarter ended.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading History repeated herself and every exchange of punts gave the Blue a good five yards of territory and before the period was many minutes old Parkinson was digging her cleats into her thirty-yard line.
Kenwood
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From this reading Kenwood, profiting by her adversary's example, started a kicking game.
kickingnounUS /ˈkɪkɪŋ/
a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
From this reading Kenwood, profiting by her adversary's example, started a kicking game.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading COACH DRISCOLL APOLOGISES Half a minute later the horn blew and the quarter ended.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Dannis let the centre alone now and sent his backs outside of tackles and made gains of a sort.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Parkinson went back to line attacks, now that she was facing the wind, and soon yielded the ball.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Dannis let the centre alone now and sent his backs outside of tackles and made gains of a sort.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading History repeated herself and every exchange of punts gave the Blue a good five yards of territory and before the period was many minutes old Parkinson was digging her cleats into her thirty-yard line.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading COACH DRISCOLL APOLOGISES Half a minute later the horn blew and the quarter ended.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading History repeated herself and every exchange of punts gave the Blue a good five yards of territory and before the period was many minutes old Parkinson was digging her cleats into her thirty-yard line.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Parkinson went back to line attacks, now that she was facing the wind, and soon yielded the ball.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading History repeated herself and every exchange of punts gave the Blue a good five yards of territory and before the period was many minutes old Parkinson was digging her cleats into her thirty-yard line.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading History repeated herself and every exchange of punts gave the Blue a good five yards of territory and before the period was many minutes old Parkinson was digging her cleats into her thirty-yard line.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Dannis let the centre alone now and sent his backs outside of tackles and made gains of a sort.
ParkinsonnounUS /ˈpɑːrkɪnsən/
English surgeon (1755-1824)
From this reading Parkinson went back to line attacks, now that she was facing the wind, and soon yielded the ball.
an amount of time
From this reading History repeated herself and every exchange of punts gave the Blue a good five yards of territory and before the period was many minutes old Parkinson was digging her cleats into her thirty-yard line.
profitingverbUS /ˈprɑːfətɪŋ/
-ing form of “profit” — derive a benefit from
From this reading Kenwood, profiting by her adversary's example, started a kicking game.
puntsnounUS /pʌnts/
plural of “punt” — formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
From this reading History repeated herself and every exchange of punts gave the Blue a good five yards of territory and before the period was many minutes old Parkinson was digging her cleats into her thirty-yard line.
one of four equal parts
From this reading COACH DRISCOLL APOLOGISES Half a minute later the horn blew and the quarter ended.
recurring again and again
From this reading History repeated herself and every exchange of punts gave the Blue a good five yards of territory and before the period was many minutes old Parkinson was digging her cleats into her thirty-yard line.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Dannis let the centre alone now and sent his backs outside of tackles and made gains of a sort.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Parkinson went back to line attacks, now that she was facing the wind, and soon yielded the ball.
in the near future
From this reading Parkinson went back to line attacks, now that she was facing the wind, and soon yielded the ball.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Dannis let the centre alone now and sent his backs outside of tackles and made gains of a sort.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Kenwood, profiting by her adversary's example, started a kicking game.
tacklesnounUS /ˈtækəlz/
plural of “tackle” — the person who plays that position on a football team
From this reading Dannis let the centre alone now and sent his backs outside of tackles and made gains of a sort.
territorynounUS /ˈterɪtɔːri/
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading History repeated herself and every exchange of punts gave the Blue a good five yards of territory and before the period was many minutes old Parkinson was digging her cleats into her thirty-yard line.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Parkinson went back to line attacks, now that she was facing the wind, and soon yielded the ball.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COACH DRISCOLL APOLOGISES Half a minute later the horn blew and the quarter ended.
thirty-yard
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From this reading History repeated herself and every exchange of punts gave the Blue a good five yards of territory and before the period was many minutes old Parkinson was digging her cleats into her thirty-yard line.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Parkinson went back to line attacks, now that she was facing the wind, and soon yielded the ball.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Parkinson went back to line attacks, now that she was facing the wind, and soon yielded the ball.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Parkinson went back to line attacks, now that she was facing the wind, and soon yielded the ball.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Parkinson went back to line attacks, now that she was facing the wind, and soon yielded the ball.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading History repeated herself and every exchange of punts gave the Blue a good five yards of territory and before the period was many minutes old Parkinson was digging her cleats into her thirty-yard line.
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading Parkinson went back to line attacks, now that she was facing the wind, and soon yielded the ball.
