used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The noon meal at Dolliver’s was a light one, for Frank did not believe in football on a full stomach.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The three big cars came along, promptly on time, and the lads crowded into them with their suit cases.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The three big cars came along, promptly on time, and the lads crowded into them with their suit cases.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The noon meal at Dolliver’s was a light one, for Frank did not believe in football on a full stomach.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were a nervous lot of boys in spite of their efforts to be cool and confident.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading The noon meal at Dolliver’s was a light one, for Frank did not believe in football on a full stomach.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The three big cars came along, promptly on time, and the lads crowded into them with their suit cases.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading They were a nervous lot of boys in spite of their efforts to be cool and confident.
Bradlaugh
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From this reading Frank got into a front seat of the Bradlaugh car.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The three big cars came along, promptly on time, and the lads crowded into them with their suit cases.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Frank got into a front seat of the Bradlaugh car.
carsnounUS /kɑːrz/
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The three big cars came along, promptly on time, and the lads crowded into them with their suit cases.
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading The three big cars came along, promptly on time, and the lads crowded into them with their suit cases.
confidentadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnfədənt/
having or marked by confidence or assurance
From this reading They were a nervous lot of boys in spite of their efforts to be cool and confident.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading They were a nervous lot of boys in spite of their efforts to be cool and confident.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading The three big cars came along, promptly on time, and the lads crowded into them with their suit cases.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The noon meal at Dolliver’s was a light one, for Frank did not believe in football on a full stomach.
Dolliver's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The noon meal at Dolliver’s was a light one, for Frank did not believe in football on a full stomach.
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading They were a nervous lot of boys in spite of their efforts to be cool and confident.
footballnounUS /ˈfʊtbɔːl/
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading The noon meal at Dolliver’s was a light one, for Frank did not believe in football on a full stomach.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The noon meal at Dolliver’s was a light one, for Frank did not believe in football on a full stomach.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading The noon meal at Dolliver’s was a light one, for Frank did not believe in football on a full stomach.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Frank got into a front seat of the Bradlaugh car.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The noon meal at Dolliver’s was a light one, for Frank did not believe in football on a full stomach.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Frank got into a front seat of the Bradlaugh car.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading THE PLUGGED “HALF.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The noon meal at Dolliver’s was a light one, for Frank did not believe in football on a full stomach.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The three big cars came along, promptly on time, and the lads crowded into them with their suit cases.
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading The three big cars came along, promptly on time, and the lads crowded into them with their suit cases.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The noon meal at Dolliver’s was a light one, for Frank did not believe in football on a full stomach.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading They were a nervous lot of boys in spite of their efforts to be cool and confident.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading The noon meal at Dolliver’s was a light one, for Frank did not believe in football on a full stomach.
easily agitated
From this reading They were a nervous lot of boys in spite of their efforts to be cool and confident.
the middle of the day
From this reading The noon meal at Dolliver’s was a light one, for Frank did not believe in football on a full stomach.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The noon meal at Dolliver’s was a light one, for Frank did not believe in football on a full stomach.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were a nervous lot of boys in spite of their efforts to be cool and confident.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The noon meal at Dolliver’s was a light one, for Frank did not believe in football on a full stomach.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The noon meal at Dolliver’s was a light one, for Frank did not believe in football on a full stomach.
PLUGGEDadjectiveUS /plʌɡd/
(of a coin) altered by the insertion of a plug of base metal
From this reading THE PLUGGED “HALF.”
with little or no delay
From this reading The three big cars came along, promptly on time, and the lads crowded into them with their suit cases.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Frank got into a front seat of the Bradlaugh car.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading They were a nervous lot of boys in spite of their efforts to be cool and confident.
stomachnounUS /ˈstʌmək/
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading The noon meal at Dolliver’s was a light one, for Frank did not believe in football on a full stomach.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading The three big cars came along, promptly on time, and the lads crowded into them with their suit cases.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLUGGED “HALF.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The three big cars came along, promptly on time, and the lads crowded into them with their suit cases.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The three big cars came along, promptly on time, and the lads crowded into them with their suit cases.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were a nervous lot of boys in spite of their efforts to be cool and confident.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The three big cars came along, promptly on time, and the lads crowded into them with their suit cases.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The three big cars came along, promptly on time, and the lads crowded into them with their suit cases.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were a nervous lot of boys in spite of their efforts to be cool and confident.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The noon meal at Dolliver’s was a light one, for Frank did not believe in football on a full stomach.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were a nervous lot of boys in spite of their efforts to be cool and confident.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The three big cars came along, promptly on time, and the lads crowded into them with their suit cases.
