used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading "We did make a few fumbles--at least I did, and once I didn't take care of my man," admitted Jim Watkins.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We did make a few fumbles--at least I did, and once I didn't take care of my man," admitted Jim Watkins.
biggeradjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡər/
large or big relative to something else
From this reading "Had we ought to have piled up a bigger score?" inquired George Hall.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "But----" "No, I haven't a bit of fault to find," went on Mr. Martin.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But----" "No, I haven't a bit of fault to find," went on Mr. Martin.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "We did make a few fumbles--at least I did, and once I didn't take care of my man," admitted Jim Watkins.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Why, did we do so rotten?" asked Innis.
didn't
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From this reading "We did make a few fumbles--at least I did, and once I didn't take care of my man," admitted Jim Watkins.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
DunkirknounUS /ˈdʌnkərk/
a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
being one more than ten
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "But----" "No, I haven't a bit of fault to find," went on Mr. Martin.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "We did make a few fumbles--at least I did, and once I didn't take care of my man," admitted Jim Watkins.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "But----" "No, I haven't a bit of fault to find," went on Mr. Martin.
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 A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
fumblesnounUS /ˈfʌmbəlz/
plural of “fumble” — (sports) dropping the ball
From this reading "We did make a few fumbles--at least I did, and once I didn't take care of my man," admitted Jim Watkins.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
brought together in one place
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "Had we ought to have piled up a bigger score?" inquired George Hall.
the act of departing
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
gymnasiumnounUS /dʒɪmˈneɪziəm/
a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "Had we ought to have piled up a bigger score?" inquired George Hall.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Had we ought to have piled up a bigger score?" inquired George Hall.
haven't
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From this reading "But----" "No, I haven't a bit of fault to find," went on Mr. Martin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We did make a few fumbles--at least I did, and once I didn't take care of my man," admitted Jim Watkins.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
Innis
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From this reading "Why, did we do so rotten?" asked Innis.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "Had we ought to have piled up a bigger score?" inquired George Hall.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
Jim
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From this reading "We did make a few fumbles--at least I did, and once I didn't take care of my man," admitted Jim Watkins.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "We did make a few fumbles--at least I did, and once I didn't take care of my man," admitted Jim Watkins.
engage in
From this reading "We did make a few fumbles--at least I did, and once I didn't take care of my man," admitted Jim Watkins.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "We did make a few fumbles--at least I did, and once I didn't take care of my man," admitted Jim Watkins.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "But----" "No, I haven't a bit of fault to find," went on Mr. Martin.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "We did make a few fumbles--at least I did, and once I didn't take care of my man," admitted Jim Watkins.
not any; not one
From this reading "But----" "No, I haven't a bit of fault to find," went on Mr. Martin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "But----" "No, I haven't a bit of fault to find," went on Mr. Martin.
on one occasion
From this reading "We did make a few fumbles--at least I did, and once I didn't take care of my man," admitted Jim Watkins.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Had we ought to have piled up a bigger score?" inquired George Hall.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
piledverbUS /paɪld/
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading "Had we ought to have piled up a bigger score?" inquired George Hall.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
preparatoryadjectiveUS /prɪˈperətɔːri/
preceding and preparing for something
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
rottenadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːtən/
very bad
From this reading "Why, did we do so rotten?" asked Innis.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading "Had we ought to have piled up a bigger score?" inquired George Hall.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Why, did we do so rotten?" asked Innis.
supportersnounUS /səˈpɔːrtərz/
plural of “supporter” — a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
carry out
From this reading "We did make a few fumbles--at least I did, and once I didn't take care of my man," admitted Jim Watkins.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Had we ought to have piled up a bigger score?" inquired George Hall.
Watkins
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From this reading "We did make a few fumbles--at least I did, and once I didn't take care of my man," admitted Jim Watkins.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Why, did we do so rotten?" asked Innis.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "But----" "No, I haven't a bit of fault to find," went on Mr. Martin.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
at the time that
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, did we do so rotten?" asked Innis.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading A DARING PLAN "Well, what do you boys think of yourselves?" asked Coach Martin the day after the game with Dunkirk, when the football eleven and its supporters had gathered in the gymnasium preparatory to going out to practice.
