afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Not more than twenty yards did Dick have to run after passing Emerson.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His eyes saw the red and black fluttering everywhere.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he put the ball down behind Fairport’s line he became aware for the first time that the great crowd was roaring.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading As he put the ball down behind Fairport’s line he became aware for the first time that the great crowd was roaring.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading As he put the ball down behind Fairport’s line he became aware for the first time that the great crowd was roaring.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading As he put the ball down behind Fairport’s line he became aware for the first time that the great crowd was roaring.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading As he put the ball down behind Fairport’s line he became aware for the first time that the great crowd was roaring.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading His eyes saw the red and black fluttering everywhere.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Then he heard the organized cheering-squad burst forth with Fardale’s "Rigger-boom! zigger-boom!" ending with his name.
cheering-squad
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From this reading Then he heard the organized cheering-squad burst forth with Fardale’s "Rigger-boom! zigger-boom!" ending with his name.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading As he put the ball down behind Fairport’s line he became aware for the first time that the great crowd was roaring.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Not more than twenty yards did Dick have to run after passing Emerson.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Not more than twenty yards did Dick have to run after passing Emerson.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As he put the ball down behind Fairport’s line he became aware for the first time that the great crowd was roaring.
EmersonnounUS /ˈemərsən/
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
From this reading Not more than twenty yards did Dick have to run after passing Emerson.
endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading Then he heard the organized cheering-squad burst forth with Fardale’s "Rigger-boom! zigger-boom!" ending with his name.
to or in any or all places
From this reading His eyes saw the red and black fluttering everywhere.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes saw the red and black fluttering everywhere.
Fairport's
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From this reading As he put the ball down behind Fairport’s line he became aware for the first time that the great crowd was roaring.
Fardale's
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From this reading Then he heard the organized cheering-squad burst forth with Fardale’s "Rigger-boom! zigger-boom!" ending with his name.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading As he put the ball down behind Fairport’s line he became aware for the first time that the great crowd was roaring.
flutteringnounUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading His eyes saw the red and black fluttering everywhere.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As he put the ball down behind Fairport’s line he became aware for the first time that the great crowd was roaring.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then he heard the organized cheering-squad burst forth with Fardale’s "Rigger-boom! zigger-boom!" ending with his name.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading As he put the ball down behind Fairport’s line he became aware for the first time that the great crowd was roaring.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Not more than twenty yards did Dick have to run after passing Emerson.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he put the ball down behind Fairport’s line he became aware for the first time that the great crowd was roaring.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Then he heard the organized cheering-squad burst forth with Fardale’s "Rigger-boom! zigger-boom!" ending with his name.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes saw the red and black fluttering everywhere.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading As he put the ball down behind Fairport’s line he became aware for the first time that the great crowd was roaring.
Merriwell
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From this reading "Merriwell!" they shrieked.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Not more than twenty yards did Dick have to run after passing Emerson.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Then he heard the organized cheering-squad burst forth with Fardale’s "Rigger-boom! zigger-boom!" ending with his name.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not more than twenty yards did Dick have to run after passing Emerson.
organizedadjectiveUS /ˈɔːrɡənaɪzd/
formed into a structured or coherent whole, particularly on a large scale
From this reading Then he heard the organized cheering-squad burst forth with Fardale’s "Rigger-boom! zigger-boom!" ending with his name.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Not more than twenty yards did Dick have to run after passing Emerson.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading As he put the ball down behind Fairport’s line he became aware for the first time that the great crowd was roaring.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading His eyes saw the red and black fluttering everywhere.
Rigger-boom
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From this reading Then he heard the organized cheering-squad burst forth with Fardale’s "Rigger-boom! zigger-boom!" ending with his name.
roaringnounUS /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading As he put the ball down behind Fairport’s line he became aware for the first time that the great crowd was roaring.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Not more than twenty yards did Dick have to run after passing Emerson.
cut with a saw
From this reading His eyes saw the red and black fluttering everywhere.
shriekedadjectiveUS /ʃriːkt/
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading "Merriwell!" they shrieked.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Not more than twenty yards did Dick have to run after passing Emerson.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he put the ball down behind Fairport’s line he became aware for the first time that the great crowd was roaring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As he put the ball down behind Fairport’s line he became aware for the first time that the great crowd was roaring.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he heard the organized cheering-squad burst forth with Fardale’s "Rigger-boom! zigger-boom!" ending with his name.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Merriwell!" they shrieked.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading As he put the ball down behind Fairport’s line he became aware for the first time that the great crowd was roaring.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not more than twenty yards did Dick have to run after passing Emerson.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Not more than twenty yards did Dick have to run after passing Emerson.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he put the ball down behind Fairport’s line he became aware for the first time that the great crowd was roaring.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he heard the organized cheering-squad burst forth with Fardale’s "Rigger-boom! zigger-boom!" ending with his name.
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 Not more than twenty yards did Dick have to run after passing Emerson.
zigger-boom
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From this reading Then he heard the organized cheering-squad burst forth with Fardale’s "Rigger-boom! zigger-boom!" ending with his name.
