used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE GREAT FOOTBALL GAME At the best it is next to impossible to describe all the plays made in a fast and snappy football game, and I shall not attempt to do so.
AcademynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading From the very outset Rockville Academy demonstrated the fact that they had come to win or die trying, and they were alert to a degree that brought forth admiration even from their enemies.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading From the very outset Rockville Academy demonstrated the fact that they had come to win or die trying, and they were alert to a degree that brought forth admiration even from their enemies.
alertadjectiveUS /əˈlɜːrt/
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading From the very outset Rockville Academy demonstrated the fact that they had come to win or die trying, and they were alert to a degree that brought forth admiration even from their enemies.
(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 GREAT FOOTBALL GAME At the best it is next to impossible to describe all the plays made in a fast and snappy football game, and I shall not attempt to do so.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading The toss-up was won by Rockville, and the center kicked off amid a breathless silence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GREAT FOOTBALL GAME At the best it is next to impossible to describe all the plays made in a fast and snappy football game, and I shall not attempt to do so.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GREAT FOOTBALL GAME At the best it is next to impossible to describe all the plays made in a fast and snappy football game, and I shall not attempt to do so.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading THE GREAT FOOTBALL GAME At the best it is next to impossible to describe all the plays made in a fast and snappy football game, and I shall not attempt to do so.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The leather sailed in Sam Day's direction and he caught it and brought it back twelve yards.
Basswoodnoun
soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork
From this reading Ben Basswood was called to kick and sent it off to the forty-five-yard line.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Ben Basswood was called to kick and sent it off to the forty-five-yard line.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading THE GREAT FOOTBALL GAME At the best it is next to impossible to describe all the plays made in a fast and snappy football game, and I shall not attempt to do so.
breathlessadjectiveUS /ˈbreθləs/
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading The toss-up was won by Rockville, and the center kicked off amid a breathless silence.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading From the very outset Rockville Academy demonstrated the fact that they had come to win or die trying, and they were alert to a degree that brought forth admiration even from their enemies.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The toss-up was won by Rockville, and the center kicked off amid a breathless silence.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Ben Basswood was called to kick and sent it off to the forty-five-yard line.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The leather sailed in Sam Day's direction and he caught it and brought it back twelve yards.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading The toss-up was won by Rockville, and the center kicked off amid a breathless silence.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading From the very outset Rockville Academy demonstrated the fact that they had come to win or die trying, and they were alert to a degree that brought forth admiration even from their enemies.
Day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The leather sailed in Sam Day's direction and he caught it and brought it back twelve yards.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading From the very outset Rockville Academy demonstrated the fact that they had come to win or die trying, and they were alert to a degree that brought forth admiration even from their enemies.
demonstratedadjectiveUS /ˈdemənstreɪtɪd/
having been demonstrated or verified beyond doubt
From this reading From the very outset Rockville Academy demonstrated the fact that they had come to win or die trying, and they were alert to a degree that brought forth admiration even from their enemies.
give a description of
From this reading THE GREAT FOOTBALL GAME At the best it is next to impossible to describe all the plays made in a fast and snappy football game, and I shall not attempt to do so.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading From the very outset Rockville Academy demonstrated the fact that they had come to win or die trying, and they were alert to a degree that brought forth admiration even from their enemies.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading The leather sailed in Sam Day's direction and he caught it and brought it back twelve yards.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE GREAT FOOTBALL GAME At the best it is next to impossible to describe all the plays made in a fast and snappy football game, and I shall not attempt to do so.
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading From the very outset Rockville Academy demonstrated the fact that they had come to win or die trying, and they were alert to a degree that brought forth admiration even from their enemies.
divisible by two
From this reading From the very outset Rockville Academy demonstrated the fact that they had come to win or die trying, and they were alert to a degree that brought forth admiration even from their enemies.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading From the very outset Rockville Academy demonstrated the fact that they had come to win or die trying, and they were alert to a degree that brought forth admiration even from their enemies.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading THE GREAT FOOTBALL GAME At the best it is next to impossible to describe all the plays made in a fast and snappy football game, and I shall not attempt to do so.
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 GREAT FOOTBALL GAME At the best it is next to impossible to describe all the plays made in a fast and snappy football game, and I shall not attempt to do so.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading From the very outset Rockville Academy demonstrated the fact that they had come to win or die trying, and they were alert to a degree that brought forth admiration even from their enemies.
forty-five-yard
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ben Basswood was called to kick and sent it off to the forty-five-yard line.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the very outset Rockville Academy demonstrated the fact that they had come to win or die trying, and they were alert to a degree that brought forth admiration even from their enemies.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading THE GREAT FOOTBALL GAME At the best it is next to impossible to describe all the plays made in a fast and snappy football game, and I shall not attempt to do so.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT FOOTBALL GAME At the best it is next to impossible to describe all the plays made in a fast and snappy football game, and I shall not attempt to do so.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From the very outset Rockville Academy demonstrated the fact that they had come to win or die trying, and they were alert to a degree that brought forth admiration even from their enemies.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The leather sailed in Sam Day's direction and he caught it and brought it back twelve yards.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE GREAT FOOTBALL GAME At the best it is next to impossible to describe all the plays made in a fast and snappy football game, and I shall not attempt to do so.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading THE GREAT FOOTBALL GAME At the best it is next to impossible to describe all the plays made in a fast and snappy football game, and I shall not attempt to do so.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GREAT FOOTBALL GAME At the best it is next to impossible to describe all the plays made in a fast and snappy football game, and I shall not attempt to do so.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GREAT FOOTBALL GAME At the best it is next to impossible to describe all the plays made in a fast and snappy football game, and I shall not attempt to do so.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE GREAT FOOTBALL GAME At the best it is next to impossible to describe all the plays made in a fast and snappy football game, and I shall not attempt to do so.
kickverbUS /kɪk/
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading Ben Basswood was called to kick and sent it off to the forty-five-yard line.
kickedverbUS /kɪkt/
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading The toss-up was won by Rockville, and the center kicked off amid a breathless silence.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading The leather sailed in Sam Day's direction and he caught it and brought it back twelve yards.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Ben Basswood was called to kick and sent it off to the forty-five-yard line.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE GREAT FOOTBALL GAME At the best it is next to impossible to describe all the plays made in a fast and snappy football game, and I shall not attempt to do so.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE GREAT FOOTBALL GAME At the best it is next to impossible to describe all the plays made in a fast and snappy football game, and I shall not attempt to do so.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE GREAT FOOTBALL GAME At the best it is next to impossible to describe all the plays made in a fast and snappy football game, and I shall not attempt to do so.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The toss-up was won by Rockville, and the center kicked off amid a breathless silence.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading From the very outset Rockville Academy demonstrated the fact that they had come to win or die trying, and they were alert to a degree that brought forth admiration even from their enemies.
outsetnounUS /ˈaʊtset/
the time at which something is supposed to begin
From this reading From the very outset Rockville Academy demonstrated the fact that they had come to win or die trying, and they were alert to a degree that brought forth admiration even from their enemies.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading THE GREAT FOOTBALL GAME At the best it is next to impossible to describe all the plays made in a fast and snappy football game, and I shall not attempt to do so.
Rockville
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the very outset Rockville Academy demonstrated the fact that they had come to win or die trying, and they were alert to a degree that brought forth admiration even from their enemies.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading The leather sailed in Sam Day's direction and he caught it and brought it back twelve yards.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading The leather sailed in Sam Day's direction and he caught it and brought it back twelve yards.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Ben Basswood was called to kick and sent it off to the forty-five-yard line.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading THE GREAT FOOTBALL GAME At the best it is next to impossible to describe all the plays made in a fast and snappy football game, and I shall not attempt to do so.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The toss-up was won by Rockville, and the center kicked off amid a breathless silence.
snappyadjectiveUS /ˈsnæpi/
apt to speak irritably
From this reading THE GREAT FOOTBALL GAME At the best it is next to impossible to describe all the plays made in a fast and snappy football game, and I shall not attempt to do so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE GREAT FOOTBALL GAME At the best it is next to impossible to describe all the plays made in a fast and snappy football game, and I shall not attempt to do so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From the very outset Rockville Academy demonstrated the fact that they had come to win or die trying, and they were alert to a degree that brought forth admiration even from their enemies.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT FOOTBALL GAME At the best it is next to impossible to describe all the plays made in a fast and snappy football game, and I shall not attempt to do so.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From the very outset Rockville Academy demonstrated the fact that they had come to win or die trying, and they were alert to a degree that brought forth admiration even from their enemies.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the very outset Rockville Academy demonstrated the fact that they had come to win or die trying, and they were alert to a degree that brought forth admiration even from their enemies.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GREAT FOOTBALL GAME At the best it is next to impossible to describe all the plays made in a fast and snappy football game, and I shall not attempt to do so.
toss-upnoun
an unpredictable phenomenon
From this reading The toss-up was won by Rockville, and the center kicked off amid a breathless silence.
hard to endure
From this reading From the very outset Rockville Academy demonstrated the fact that they had come to win or die trying, and they were alert to a degree that brought forth admiration even from their enemies.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The leather sailed in Sam Day's direction and he caught it and brought it back twelve yards.
precisely as stated
From this reading From the very outset Rockville Academy demonstrated the fact that they had come to win or die trying, and they were alert to a degree that brought forth admiration even from their enemies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The toss-up was won by Rockville, and the center kicked off amid a breathless silence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From the very outset Rockville Academy demonstrated the fact that they had come to win or die trying, and they were alert to a degree that brought forth admiration even from their enemies.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading From the very outset Rockville Academy demonstrated the fact that they had come to win or die trying, and they were alert to a degree that brought forth admiration even from their enemies.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading The toss-up was won by Rockville, and the center kicked off amid a breathless silence.
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 The leather sailed in Sam Day's direction and he caught it and brought it back twelve yards.
