used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LUKE’S That kick-off was a fizzle.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After two tries had yielded but four yards the St. Luke’s captain and left half-back kicked to Arnold on Crofton’s fifteen-yard line.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
ArnoldnounUS /ˈɑːrnəld/
English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading After two tries had yielded but four yards the St. Luke’s captain and left half-back kicked to Arnold on Crofton’s fifteen-yard line.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
lacking funds
From this reading St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading After two tries had yielded but four yards the St. Luke’s captain and left half-back kicked to Arnold on Crofton’s fifteen-yard line.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading After two tries had yielded but four yards the St. Luke’s captain and left half-back kicked to Arnold on Crofton’s fifteen-yard line.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A very considerable little wind had come up since noon and it lengthened the kick.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A very considerable little wind had come up since noon and it lengthened the kick.
Crofton
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From this reading St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
Crofton's
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From this reading After two tries had yielded but four yards the St. Luke’s captain and left half-back kicked to Arnold on Crofton’s fifteen-yard line.
fifteen-yard
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From this reading After two tries had yielded but four yards the St. Luke’s captain and left half-back kicked to Arnold on Crofton’s fifteen-yard line.
fizzleverbUS /ˈfɪzəl/
end weakly
From this reading LUKE’S That kick-off was a fizzle.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading After two tries had yielded but four yards the St. Luke’s captain and left half-back kicked to Arnold on Crofton’s fifteen-yard line.
full-back
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From this reading St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading THE GAME WITH ST.
brought together in one place
From this reading St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After two tries had yielded but four yards the St. Luke’s captain and left half-back kicked to Arnold on Crofton’s fifteen-yard line.
half-back
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From this reading After two tries had yielded but four yards the St. Luke’s captain and left half-back kicked to Arnold on Crofton’s fifteen-yard line.
handfulnounUS /ˈhændfʊl/
a small number or amount
From this reading St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
kickverbUS /kɪk/
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading A very considerable little wind had come up since noon and it lengthened the kick.
kick-off
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From this reading LUKE’S That kick-off was a fizzle.
kickedverbUS /kɪkt/
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading After two tries had yielded but four yards the St. Luke’s captain and left half-back kicked to Arnold on Crofton’s fifteen-yard line.
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 St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
lengthenedadjectiveUS /ˈleŋθənd/
drawn out or made longer spatially
From this reading A very considerable little wind had come up since noon and it lengthened the kick.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading After two tries had yielded but four yards the St. Luke’s captain and left half-back kicked to Arnold on Crofton’s fifteen-yard line.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A very considerable little wind had come up since noon and it lengthened the kick.
LUKE'SnounUS /luːks/
possessive form of “luke” — (New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading LUKE’S That kick-off was a fizzle.
the middle of the day
From this reading A very considerable little wind had come up since noon and it lengthened the kick.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A very considerable little wind had come up since noon and it lengthened the kick.
ST
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From this reading THE GAME WITH ST.
supportersnounUS /səˈpɔːrtərz/
plural of “supporter” — a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LUKE’S That kick-off was a fizzle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GAME WITH ST.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
in or at that place or location
From this reading St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After two tries had yielded but four yards the St. Luke’s captain and left half-back kicked to Arnold on Crofton’s fifteen-yard line.
triesnounUS /traɪz/
plural of “try” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading After two tries had yielded but four yards the St. Luke’s captain and left half-back kicked to Arnold on Crofton’s fifteen-yard line.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading After two tries had yielded but four yards the St. Luke’s captain and left half-back kicked to Arnold on Crofton’s fifteen-yard line.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A very considerable little wind had come up since noon and it lengthened the kick.
precisely as stated
From this reading A very considerable little wind had come up since noon and it lengthened the kick.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LUKE’S That kick-off was a fizzle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
in or at the place that
From this reading St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading A very considerable little wind had come up since noon and it lengthened the kick.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE GAME WITH ST.
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 St. Luke’s got the ball on her twenty-five yards, ran it back ten and then her full-back broke through the Crofton left side for twenty yards, and there was great joy where the handful of St. Luke’s supporters were gathered.
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading After two tries had yielded but four yards the St. Luke’s captain and left half-back kicked to Arnold on Crofton’s fifteen-yard line.
