used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ALONZO GOES ON While I had never had any sympathy for fellows who made a fetish of athletic sports and competitions, I could not help being concerned for Lamar.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Pug couldn’t go, on account of his cold, and he acted rather haughty when I went away, leaving him with his feet on the radiator and sneezing his head off.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Pug couldn’t go, on account of his cold, and he acted rather haughty when I went away, leaving him with his feet on the radiator and sneezing his head off.
ALONZO
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From this reading ALONZO GOES ON While I had never had any sympathy for fellows who made a fetish of athletic sports and competitions, I could not help being concerned for Lamar.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Pug thought just as I did, and so, taking an interest in Lamar’s case, I went over to the rink on Tuesday to see the team practice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALONZO GOES ON While I had never had any sympathy for fellows who made a fetish of athletic sports and competitions, I could not help being concerned for Lamar.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading ALONZO GOES ON While I had never had any sympathy for fellows who made a fetish of athletic sports and competitions, I could not help being concerned for Lamar.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Pug thought just as I did, and so, taking an interest in Lamar’s case, I went over to the rink on Tuesday to see the team practice.
athleticadjectiveUS /æθˈletɪk/
relating to or befitting athletics or athletes
From this reading ALONZO GOES ON While I had never had any sympathy for fellows who made a fetish of athletic sports and competitions, I could not help being concerned for Lamar.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Pug couldn’t go, on account of his cold, and he acted rather haughty when I went away, leaving him with his feet on the radiator and sneezing his head off.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Of course it would serve his eccentric uncle right to be disappointed, but it did seem too bad to have Lamar miss his senior year.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of course it would serve his eccentric uncle right to be disappointed, but it did seem too bad to have Lamar miss his senior year.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading ALONZO GOES ON While I had never had any sympathy for fellows who made a fetish of athletic sports and competitions, I could not help being concerned for Lamar.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course it would serve his eccentric uncle right to be disappointed, but it did seem too bad to have Lamar miss his senior year.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Pug thought just as I did, and so, taking an interest in Lamar’s case, I went over to the rink on Tuesday to see the team practice.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Pug couldn’t go, on account of his cold, and he acted rather haughty when I went away, leaving him with his feet on the radiator and sneezing his head off.
competitionsnounUS /ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃənz/
plural of “competition” — a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
From this reading ALONZO GOES ON While I had never had any sympathy for fellows who made a fetish of athletic sports and competitions, I could not help being concerned for Lamar.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading ALONZO GOES ON While I had never had any sympathy for fellows who made a fetish of athletic sports and competitions, I could not help being concerned for Lamar.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ALONZO GOES ON While I had never had any sympathy for fellows who made a fetish of athletic sports and competitions, I could not help being concerned for Lamar.
couldn't
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From this reading Pug couldn’t go, on account of his cold, and he acted rather haughty when I went away, leaving him with his feet on the radiator and sneezing his head off.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course it would serve his eccentric uncle right to be disappointed, but it did seem too bad to have Lamar miss his senior year.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Of course it would serve his eccentric uncle right to be disappointed, but it did seem too bad to have Lamar miss his senior year.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading Of course it would serve his eccentric uncle right to be disappointed, but it did seem too bad to have Lamar miss his senior year.
eccentricadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsentrɪk/
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading Of course it would serve his eccentric uncle right to be disappointed, but it did seem too bad to have Lamar miss his senior year.
exaggeratedadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪtəd/
represented as greater than is true or reasonable
From this reading I soon saw that Lamar hadn’t exaggerated much when he had said that he was not a good skater.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Pug couldn’t go, on account of his cold, and he acted rather haughty when I went away, leaving him with his feet on the radiator and sneezing his head off.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading ALONZO GOES ON While I had never had any sympathy for fellows who made a fetish of athletic sports and competitions, I could not help being concerned for Lamar.
fetishnounUS /ˈfetɪʃ/
a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body
From this reading ALONZO GOES ON While I had never had any sympathy for fellows who made a fetish of athletic sports and competitions, I could not help being concerned for Lamar.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ALONZO GOES ON While I had never had any sympathy for fellows who made a fetish of athletic sports and competitions, I could not help being concerned for Lamar.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Pug couldn’t go, on account of his cold, and he acted rather haughty when I went away, leaving him with his feet on the radiator and sneezing his head off.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading ALONZO GOES ON While I had never had any sympathy for fellows who made a fetish of athletic sports and competitions, I could not help being concerned for Lamar.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I soon saw that Lamar hadn’t exaggerated much when he had said that he was not a good skater.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ALONZO GOES ON While I had never had any sympathy for fellows who made a fetish of athletic sports and competitions, I could not help being concerned for Lamar.
hadn't
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From this reading I soon saw that Lamar hadn’t exaggerated much when he had said that he was not a good skater.
haughtyadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːti/
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
From this reading Pug couldn’t go, on account of his cold, and he acted rather haughty when I went away, leaving him with his feet on the radiator and sneezing his head off.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of course it would serve his eccentric uncle right to be disappointed, but it did seem too bad to have Lamar miss his senior year.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pug couldn’t go, on account of his cold, and he acted rather haughty when I went away, leaving him with his feet on the radiator and sneezing his head off.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Pug couldn’t go, on account of his cold, and he acted rather haughty when I went away, leaving him with his feet on the radiator and sneezing his head off.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading ALONZO GOES ON While I had never had any sympathy for fellows who made a fetish of athletic sports and competitions, I could not help being concerned for Lamar.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pug couldn’t go, on account of his cold, and he acted rather haughty when I went away, leaving him with his feet on the radiator and sneezing his head off.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Of course it would serve his eccentric uncle right to be disappointed, but it did seem too bad to have Lamar miss his senior year.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ALONZO GOES ON While I had never had any sympathy for fellows who made a fetish of athletic sports and competitions, I could not help being concerned for Lamar.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pug thought just as I did, and so, taking an interest in Lamar’s case, I went over to the rink on Tuesday to see the team practice.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Pug thought just as I did, and so, taking an interest in Lamar’s case, I went over to the rink on Tuesday to see the team practice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of course it would serve his eccentric uncle right to be disappointed, but it did seem too bad to have Lamar miss his senior year.
and nothing more
From this reading Pug thought just as I did, and so, taking an interest in Lamar’s case, I went over to the rink on Tuesday to see the team practice.
Lamar
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From this reading ALONZO GOES ON While I had never had any sympathy for fellows who made a fetish of athletic sports and competitions, I could not help being concerned for Lamar.
Lamar's
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From this reading Pug thought just as I did, and so, taking an interest in Lamar’s case, I went over to the rink on Tuesday to see the team practice.
the act of departing
From this reading Pug couldn’t go, on account of his cold, and he acted rather haughty when I went away, leaving him with his feet on the radiator and sneezing his head off.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading ALONZO GOES ON While I had never had any sympathy for fellows who made a fetish of athletic sports and competitions, I could not help being concerned for Lamar.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Of course it would serve his eccentric uncle right to be disappointed, but it did seem too bad to have Lamar miss his senior year.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I soon saw that Lamar hadn’t exaggerated much when he had said that he was not a good skater.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading ALONZO GOES ON While I had never had any sympathy for fellows who made a fetish of athletic sports and competitions, I could not help being concerned for Lamar.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ALONZO GOES ON While I had never had any sympathy for fellows who made a fetish of athletic sports and competitions, I could not help being concerned for Lamar.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALONZO GOES ON While I had never had any sympathy for fellows who made a fetish of athletic sports and competitions, I could not help being concerned for Lamar.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Pug couldn’t go, on account of his cold, and he acted rather haughty when I went away, leaving him with his feet on the radiator and sneezing his head off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ALONZO GOES ON While I had never had any sympathy for fellows who made a fetish of athletic sports and competitions, I could not help being concerned for Lamar.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Pug thought just as I did, and so, taking an interest in Lamar’s case, I went over to the rink on Tuesday to see the team practice.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading Pug thought just as I did, and so, taking an interest in Lamar’s case, I went over to the rink on Tuesday to see the team practice.
PugnounUS /pʌɡ/
small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle
From this reading Pug thought just as I did, and so, taking an interest in Lamar’s case, I went over to the rink on Tuesday to see the team practice.
radiatornounUS /ˈreɪdieɪtər/
any object that radiates energy
From this reading Pug couldn’t go, on account of his cold, and he acted rather haughty when I went away, leaving him with his feet on the radiator and sneezing his head off.
on the contrary
From this reading Pug couldn’t go, on account of his cold, and he acted rather haughty when I went away, leaving him with his feet on the radiator and sneezing his head off.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Of course it would serve his eccentric uncle right to be disappointed, but it did seem too bad to have Lamar miss his senior year.
rinknounUS /rɪŋk/
building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating
From this reading Pug thought just as I did, and so, taking an interest in Lamar’s case, I went over to the rink on Tuesday to see the team practice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I soon saw that Lamar hadn’t exaggerated much when he had said that he was not a good skater.
cut with a saw
From this reading I soon saw that Lamar hadn’t exaggerated much when he had said that he was not a good skater.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Pug thought just as I did, and so, taking an interest in Lamar’s case, I went over to the rink on Tuesday to see the team practice.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Of course it would serve his eccentric uncle right to be disappointed, but it did seem too bad to have Lamar miss his senior year.
senioradjectiveUS /ˈsiːnjər/
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading Of course it would serve his eccentric uncle right to be disappointed, but it did seem too bad to have Lamar miss his senior year.
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading Of course it would serve his eccentric uncle right to be disappointed, but it did seem too bad to have Lamar miss his senior year.
skaternounUS /ˈskeɪtər/
someone who skates
From this reading I soon saw that Lamar hadn’t exaggerated much when he had said that he was not a good skater.
sneezingnounUS /ˈsniːzɪŋ/
a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
From this reading Pug couldn’t go, on account of his cold, and he acted rather haughty when I went away, leaving him with his feet on the radiator and sneezing his head off.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Pug thought just as I did, and so, taking an interest in Lamar’s case, I went over to the rink on Tuesday to see the team practice.
in the near future
From this reading I soon saw that Lamar hadn’t exaggerated much when he had said that he was not a good skater.
sportsnounUS /spɔːrts/
plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading ALONZO GOES ON While I had never had any sympathy for fellows who made a fetish of athletic sports and competitions, I could not help being concerned for Lamar.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading ALONZO GOES ON While I had never had any sympathy for fellows who made a fetish of athletic sports and competitions, I could not help being concerned for Lamar.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Pug thought just as I did, and so, taking an interest in Lamar’s case, I went over to the rink on Tuesday to see the team practice.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading Pug thought just as I did, and so, taking an interest in Lamar’s case, I went over to the rink on Tuesday to see the team practice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I soon saw that Lamar hadn’t exaggerated much when he had said that he was not a good skater.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pug thought just as I did, and so, taking an interest in Lamar’s case, I went over to the rink on Tuesday to see the team practice.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Pug thought just as I did, and so, taking an interest in Lamar’s case, I went over to the rink on Tuesday to see the team practice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course it would serve his eccentric uncle right to be disappointed, but it did seem too bad to have Lamar miss his senior year.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Of course it would serve his eccentric uncle right to be disappointed, but it did seem too bad to have Lamar miss his senior year.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading Pug thought just as I did, and so, taking an interest in Lamar’s case, I went over to the rink on Tuesday to see the team practice.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Of course it would serve his eccentric uncle right to be disappointed, but it did seem too bad to have Lamar miss his senior year.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I soon saw that Lamar hadn’t exaggerated much when he had said that he was not a good skater.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Pug thought just as I did, and so, taking an interest in Lamar’s case, I went over to the rink on Tuesday to see the team practice.
at the time that
From this reading Pug couldn’t go, on account of his cold, and he acted rather haughty when I went away, leaving him with his feet on the radiator and sneezing his head off.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading ALONZO GOES ON While I had never had any sympathy for fellows who made a fetish of athletic sports and competitions, I could not help being concerned for Lamar.
which person or people
From this reading ALONZO GOES ON While I had never had any sympathy for fellows who made a fetish of athletic sports and competitions, I could not help being concerned for Lamar.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pug couldn’t go, on account of his cold, and he acted rather haughty when I went away, leaving him with his feet on the radiator and sneezing his head off.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Of course it would serve his eccentric uncle right to be disappointed, but it did seem too bad to have Lamar miss his senior year.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Of course it would serve his eccentric uncle right to be disappointed, but it did seem too bad to have Lamar miss his senior year.
