Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

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

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

anew

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

(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 Such scenes are never photographed, but they are preserved no less indelibly in the minds of all who have played this role.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading All you could expect henceforth would be to walk nervously up and down the side line with chills and thrills alternating along your spine.

(of a current) reversing direction

From this reading All you could expect henceforth would be to walk nervously up and down the side line with chills and thrills alternating along your spine.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Such scenes are never photographed, but they are preserved no less indelibly in the minds of all who have played this role.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading At such times, all that was worth while seemed to surge up within you, fiercely demanding a chance, while if you were a coach you yearned to get into the game, only to realize as the team trotted out on the field that yours was no longer a playing part.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Such scenes are never photographed, but they are preserved no less indelibly in the minds of all who have played this role.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading At such times, all that was worth while seemed to surge up within you, fiercely demanding a chance, while if you were a coach you yearned to get into the game, only to realize as the team trotted out on the field that yours was no longer a playing part.

plural of “chill” — coldness due to a cold environment

From this reading All you could expect henceforth would be to walk nervously up and down the side line with chills and thrills alternating along your spine.

teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

past form of “coach” — teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

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

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill

From this reading At such times, all that was worth while seemed to surge up within you, fiercely demanding a chance, while if you were a coach you yearned to get into the game, only to realize as the team trotted out on the field that yours was no longer a playing part.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading All you could expect henceforth would be to walk nervously up and down the side line with chills and thrills alternating along your spine.

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading All you could expect henceforth would be to walk nervously up and down the side line with chills and thrills alternating along your spine.

belief about (or mental picture of) the future

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

in a physically fierce manner

From this reading At such times, all that was worth while seemed to surge up within you, fiercely demanding a chance, while if you were a coach you yearned to get into the game, only to realize as the team trotted out on the field that yours was no longer a playing part.

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 Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading At such times, all that was worth while seemed to surge up within you, fiercely demanding a chance, while if you were a coach you yearned to get into the game, only to realize as the team trotted out on the field that yours was no longer a playing part.

-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

destroyed or killed

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

in the manner of someone who has committed an offense

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

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

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

only a very short time before

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Such scenes are never photographed, but they are preserved no less indelibly in the minds of all who have played this role.

from this time forth; from now on

From this reading All you could expect henceforth would be to walk nervously up and down the side line with chills and thrills alternating along your spine.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading At such times, all that was worth while seemed to surge up within you, fiercely demanding a chance, while if you were a coach you yearned to get into the game, only to realize as the team trotted out on the field that yours was no longer a playing part.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

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

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

in an indelible manner

From this reading Such scenes are never photographed, but they are preserved no less indelibly in the minds of all who have played this role.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading At such times, all that was worth while seemed to surge up within you, fiercely demanding a chance, while if you were a coach you yearned to get into the game, only to realize as the team trotted out on the field that yours was no longer a playing part.

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

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

an opinion formed by judging something

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Such scenes are never photographed, but they are preserved no less indelibly in the minds of all who have played this role.

abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading All you could expect henceforth would be to walk nervously up and down the side line with chills and thrills alternating along your spine.

past form of “listen” — hear with intention

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

for more time

From this reading At such times, all that was worth while seemed to surge up within you, fiercely demanding a chance, while if you were a coach you yearned to get into the game, only to realize as the team trotted out on the field that yours was no longer a playing part.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

the force of workers available

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

From this reading Such scenes are never photographed, but they are preserved no less indelibly in the minds of all who have played this role.

a particular point in time

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

plural of “moment” — a particular point in time

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

in an anxiously nervous manner

From this reading All you could expect henceforth would be to walk nervously up and down the side line with chills and thrills alternating along your spine.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Such scenes are never photographed, but they are preserved no less indelibly in the minds of all who have played this role.

not any; not one

From this reading Such scenes are never photographed, but they are preserved no less indelibly in the minds of all who have played this role.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

and nothing more

From this reading At such times, all that was worth while seemed to surge up within you, fiercely demanding a chance, while if you were a coach you yearned to get into the game, only to realize as the team trotted out on the field that yours was no longer a playing part.

plural of “opponent” — a contestant that you are matched against

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

being directly across from each other; facing

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading At such times, all that was worth while seemed to surge up within you, fiercely demanding a chance, while if you were a coach you yearned to get into the game, only to realize as the team trotted out on the field that yours was no longer a playing part.

by chance

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

past form of “photograph” — record on photographic film

From this reading Such scenes are never photographed, but they are preserved no less indelibly in the minds of all who have played this role.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading Such scenes are never photographed, but they are preserved no less indelibly in the minds of all who have played this role.

a person who participates in or is skilled at some game

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading At such times, all that was worth while seemed to surge up within you, fiercely demanding a chance, while if you were a coach you yearned to get into the game, only to realize as the team trotted out on the field that yours was no longer a playing part.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use

From this reading Such scenes are never photographed, but they are preserved no less indelibly in the minds of all who have played this role.

be fully aware or cognizant of

From this reading At such times, all that was worth while seemed to surge up within you, fiercely demanding a chance, while if you were a coach you yearned to get into the game, only to realize as the team trotted out on the field that yours was no longer a playing part.

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group

From this reading Such scenes are never photographed, but they are preserved no less indelibly in the minds of all who have played this role.

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading Such scenes are never photographed, but they are preserved no less indelibly in the minds of all who have played this role.

possessive form of “season” — a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading At such times, all that was worth while seemed to surge up within you, fiercely demanding a chance, while if you were a coach you yearned to get into the game, only to realize as the team trotted out on the field that yours was no longer a playing part.

concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading All you could expect henceforth would be to walk nervously up and down the side line with chills and thrills alternating along your spine.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

From this reading All you could expect henceforth would be to walk nervously up and down the side line with chills and thrills alternating along your spine.

inflected form of “spur” — incite or stimulate

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such scenes are never photographed, but they are preserved no less indelibly in the minds of all who have played this role.

rise and move, as in waves or billows

From this reading At such times, all that was worth while seemed to surge up within you, fiercely demanding a chance, while if you were a coach you yearned to get into the game, only to realize as the team trotted out on the field that yours was no longer a playing part.

a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

From this reading At such times, all that was worth while seemed to surge up within you, fiercely demanding a chance, while if you were a coach you yearned to get into the game, only to realize as the team trotted out on the field that yours was no longer a playing part.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

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

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Such scenes are never photographed, but they are preserved no less indelibly in the minds of all who have played this role.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Such scenes are never photographed, but they are preserved no less indelibly in the minds of all who have played this role.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

plural of “thrill” — the swift release of a store of affective force

From this reading All you could expect henceforth would be to walk nervously up and down the side line with chills and thrills alternating along your spine.

propel through the air

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

move fast, noisily, and heavily

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading At such times, all that was worth while seemed to surge up within you, fiercely demanding a chance, while if you were a coach you yearned to get into the game, only to realize as the team trotted out on the field that yours was no longer a playing part.

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

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace

From this reading At such times, all that was worth while seemed to surge up within you, fiercely demanding a chance, while if you were a coach you yearned to get into the game, only to realize as the team trotted out on the field that yours was no longer a playing part.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading All you could expect henceforth would be to walk nervously up and down the side line with chills and thrills alternating along your spine.

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

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading At such times, all that was worth while seemed to surge up within you, fiercely demanding a chance, while if you were a coach you yearned to get into the game, only to realize as the team trotted out on the field that yours was no longer a playing part.

at the time that

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

in or at the place that

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

during the time that

From this reading At such times, all that was worth while seemed to surge up within you, fiercely demanding a chance, while if you were a coach you yearned to get into the game, only to realize as the team trotted out on the field that yours was no longer a playing part.

which person or people

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading At such times, all that was worth while seemed to surge up within you, fiercely demanding a chance, while if you were a coach you yearned to get into the game, only to realize as the team trotted out on the field that yours was no longer a playing part.

the words that are spoken

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading At such times, all that was worth while seemed to surge up within you, fiercely demanding a chance, while if you were a coach you yearned to get into the game, only to realize as the team trotted out on the field that yours was no longer a playing part.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading All you could expect henceforth would be to walk nervously up and down the side line with chills and thrills alternating along your spine.

intense anger (usually on an epic scale)

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading MEN WHO COACHED The picture on the opposite page will recall to mind many a serious moment in the career of men who coached; when something had gone wrong; when some player had not come up to expectation; when a combination of poor judgment and ill luck was threatening to throw away the results of a season's work.

past form of “yearn” — desire strongly or persistently

From this reading At such times, all that was worth while seemed to surge up within you, fiercely demanding a chance, while if you were a coach you yearned to get into the game, only to realize as the team trotted out on the field that yours was no longer a playing part.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Where is the old football player, who, gazing at this picture, will not be carried back to those days that will never come again; hours when you listened perhaps guiltily to the stinging words of the coach; moments when spurred on by the thunder and lightning of his wrath you could hardly wait to get out upon the field to grapple with your opponents.

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading At such times, all that was worth while seemed to surge up within you, fiercely demanding a chance, while if you were a coach you yearned to get into the game, only to realize as the team trotted out on the field that yours was no longer a playing part.