Chapter XXVIII · A Slippery Trick

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A snow-storm had been threatening, but had turned to a rain-storm, the weather becoming milder.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading In the following manner the two teams faced each other on that dark, wet, dreary Saturday afternoon:

state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas

From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

according with custom or propriety

From this reading A snow-storm had been threatening, but had turned to a rain-storm, the weather becoming milder.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading A snow-storm had been threatening, but had turned to a rain-storm, the weather becoming milder.

United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)

From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading A snow-storm had been threatening, but had turned to a rain-storm, the weather becoming milder.

plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)

From this reading But a drizzle could not keep the cadets from turning out to witness the game.

The middle point or core of an area.

From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading But a drizzle could not keep the cadets from turning out to witness the game.

take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

absence of light or illumination

From this reading In the following manner the two teams faced each other on that dark, wet, dreary Saturday afternoon:

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

a heavy rain

From this reading It was not a downpour—just a weak, unpleasant drizzle.

lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise

From this reading In the following manner the two teams faced each other on that dark, wet, dreary Saturday afternoon:

very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower

From this reading It was not a downpour—just a weak, unpleasant drizzle.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading In the following manner the two teams faced each other on that dark, wet, dreary Saturday afternoon:

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination

From this reading In the following manner the two teams faced each other on that dark, wet, dreary Saturday afternoon:

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading In the following manner the two teams faced each other on that dark, wet, dreary Saturday afternoon:

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading But a drizzle could not keep the cadets from turning out to witness the game.

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading But a drizzle could not keep the cadets from turning out to witness the game.

United States collector and patron of art who built a museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to the public in 1903 (1840-1924)

From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading A snow-storm had been threatening, but had turned to a rain-storm, the weather becoming milder.

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In the following manner the two teams faced each other on that dark, wet, dreary Saturday afternoon:

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was not a downpour—just a weak, unpleasant drizzle.

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

and nothing more

From this reading It was not a downpour—just a weak, unpleasant drizzle.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading But a drizzle could not keep the cadets from turning out to witness the game.

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

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 ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading In the following manner the two teams faced each other on that dark, wet, dreary Saturday afternoon:

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

comparative of “mild” — moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme

From this reading A snow-storm had been threatening, but had turned to a rain-storm, the weather becoming milder.

English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)

From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was not a downpour—just a weak, unpleasant drizzle.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In the following manner the two teams faced each other on that dark, wet, dreary Saturday afternoon:

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading In the following manner the two teams faced each other on that dark, wet, dreary Saturday afternoon:

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading But a drizzle could not keep the cadets from turning out to witness the game.

a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

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From this reading A snow-storm had been threatening, but had turned to a rain-storm, the weather becoming milder.

tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites

From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

precisely, exactly

From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading In the following manner the two teams faced each other on that dark, wet, dreary Saturday afternoon:

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

a single object (as distinguished from a pair)

From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness

From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

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From this reading A snow-storm had been threatening, but had turned to a rain-storm, the weather becoming milder.

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

the person who plays that position on a football team

From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

plural of “team” — a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

From this reading In the following manner the two teams faced each other on that dark, wet, dreary Saturday afternoon:

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In the following manner the two teams faced each other on that dark, wet, dreary Saturday afternoon:

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading In the following manner the two teams faced each other on that dark, wet, dreary Saturday afternoon:

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

From this reading A snow-storm had been threatening, but had turned to a rain-storm, the weather becoming milder.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A snow-storm had been threatening, but had turned to a rain-storm, the weather becoming milder.

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Right end Porter ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right tackle Kinter ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Right guard Sheehan ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Rouke ────────────────────────────────────── Dare Left guard Mahoney ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Left tackle Reed ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left end Huckley ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Eyster ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Sampson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Darrell Left Nelson half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Austin ──────────────────────────────────────

moved around an axis or center

From this reading A snow-storm had been threatening, but had turned to a rain-storm, the weather becoming milder.

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading But a drizzle could not keep the cadets from turning out to witness the game.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading In the following manner the two teams faced each other on that dark, wet, dreary Saturday afternoon:

offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness

From this reading It was not a downpour—just a weak, unpleasant drizzle.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was not a downpour—just a weak, unpleasant drizzle.

wanting in physical strength

From this reading It was not a downpour—just a weak, unpleasant drizzle.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading A snow-storm had been threatening, but had turned to a rain-storm, the weather becoming milder.

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

From this reading In the following manner the two teams faced each other on that dark, wet, dreary Saturday afternoon:

someone who sees an event and reports what happened

From this reading But a drizzle could not keep the cadets from turning out to witness the game.