used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You're going to be a star kicker!"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It described an arc, flying neatly over and between the goal-posts at one end of the athletic field.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It described an arc, flying neatly over and between the goal-posts at one end of the athletic field.
arcnounUS /ɑːrk/
electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
From this reading It described an arc, flying neatly over and between the goal-posts at one end of the athletic field.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It described an arc, flying neatly over and between the goal-posts at one end of the athletic field.
athleticadjectiveUS /æθˈletɪk/
relating to or befitting athletics or athletes
From this reading It described an arc, flying neatly over and between the goal-posts at one end of the athletic field.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM WEST POINT Bump!
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading The ball, hit squarely by the toe of Wolgast's football shoe, soared upward from the twenty-five-yard line.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You're going to be a star kicker!"
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It described an arc, flying neatly over and between the goal-posts at one end of the athletic field.
BumpverbUS /bʌmp/
knock against with force or violence
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM WEST POINT Bump!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The ball, hit squarely by the toe of Wolgast's football shoe, soared upward from the twenty-five-yard line.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading It described an arc, flying neatly over and between the goal-posts at one end of the athletic field.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It described an arc, flying neatly over and between the goal-posts at one end of the athletic field.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading It described an arc, flying neatly over and between the goal-posts at one end of the athletic field.
moving swiftly
From this reading It described an arc, flying neatly over and between the goal-posts at one end of the athletic field.
footballnounUS /ˈfʊtbɔːl/
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading The ball, hit squarely by the toe of Wolgast's football shoe, soared upward from the twenty-five-yard line.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "That's the third one for you, Wolly," murmured Jetson.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM WEST POINT Bump!
goal-posts
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From this reading It described an arc, flying neatly over and between the goal-posts at one end of the athletic field.
the act of departing
From this reading "You're going to be a star kicker!"
cause to move by striking
From this reading The ball, hit squarely by the toe of Wolgast's football shoe, soared upward from the twenty-five-yard line.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It described an arc, flying neatly over and between the goal-posts at one end of the athletic field.
Jetson
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From this reading "That's the third one for you, Wolly," murmured Jetson.
kickernounUS /ˈkɪkər/
a player who kicks the football
From this reading "You're going to be a star kicker!"
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The ball, hit squarely by the toe of Wolgast's football shoe, soared upward from the twenty-five-yard line.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "That's the third one for you, Wolly," murmured Jetson.
neatlyadverbUS /ˈniːtli/
with neatness
From this reading It described an arc, flying neatly over and between the goal-posts at one end of the athletic field.
information about recent and important events
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM WEST POINT Bump!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The ball, hit squarely by the toe of Wolgast's football shoe, soared upward from the twenty-five-yard line.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It described an arc, flying neatly over and between the goal-posts at one end of the athletic field.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It described an arc, flying neatly over and between the goal-posts at one end of the athletic field.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM WEST POINT Bump!
shoenounUS /ʃuː/
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
From this reading The ball, hit squarely by the toe of Wolgast's football shoe, soared upward from the twenty-five-yard line.
soaredverbUS /sɔːrd/
past form of “soar” — rise rapidly
From this reading The ball, hit squarely by the toe of Wolgast's football shoe, soared upward from the twenty-five-yard line.
squarelyadverbUS /ˈskwerli/
directly and without evasion; not roundabout
From this reading The ball, hit squarely by the toe of Wolgast's football shoe, soared upward from the twenty-five-yard line.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading "You're going to be a star kicker!"
That's
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From this reading "That's the third one for you, Wolly," murmured Jetson.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ball, hit squarely by the toe of Wolgast's football shoe, soared upward from the twenty-five-yard line.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading "That's the third one for you, Wolly," murmured Jetson.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You're going to be a star kicker!"
toenounUS /toʊ/
one of the digits of the foot
From this reading The ball, hit squarely by the toe of Wolgast's football shoe, soared upward from the twenty-five-yard line.
twenty-five-yard
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From this reading The ball, hit squarely by the toe of Wolgast's football shoe, soared upward from the twenty-five-yard line.
upwardadjectiveUS /ˈʌpwərd/
directed up
From this reading The ball, hit squarely by the toe of Wolgast's football shoe, soared upward from the twenty-five-yard line.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM WEST POINT Bump!
Wolgast's
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From this reading The ball, hit squarely by the toe of Wolgast's football shoe, soared upward from the twenty-five-yard line.
Wolly
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From this reading "That's the third one for you, Wolly," murmured Jetson.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That's the third one for you, Wolly," murmured Jetson.
You're
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From this reading "You're going to be a star kicker!"
