used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a moment of silence, and then Ready was heard sobbing violently, as if his heart were breaking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a moment of silence, and then Ready was heard sobbing violently, as if his heart were breaking.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a moment of silence, and then Ready was heard sobbing violently, as if his heart were breaking.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What makes you feel so bad, Jack?” asked Bingham.
assertedadjectiveUS /əˈsɜːrtɪd/
confidently declared to be so
From this reading “Not that, not that!” asserted Jack, pressing his handkerchief to his eyes and flopping one hand in a gesture of intense sadness.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “What makes you feel so bad, Jack?” asked Bingham.
for the reason that
From this reading “Is it because we didn’t get Merriwell to coach our crew?”
Bingham
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From this reading “What makes you feel so bad, Jack?” asked Bingham.
the act of breaking something
From this reading There was a moment of silence, and then Ready was heard sobbing violently, as if his heart were breaking.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading “Is it because we didn’t get Merriwell to coach our crew?”
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading “Is it because we didn’t get Merriwell to coach our crew?”
didn't
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From this reading “Is it because we didn’t get Merriwell to coach our crew?”
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Not that, not that!” asserted Jack, pressing his handkerchief to his eyes and flopping one hand in a gesture of intense sadness.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “What makes you feel so bad, Jack?” asked Bingham.
floppingverbUS /ˈflɑːpɪŋ/
inflected form of “flop” — fall loosely
From this reading “Not that, not that!” asserted Jack, pressing his handkerchief to his eyes and flopping one hand in a gesture of intense sadness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I’m so sorry for him!
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading “Not that, not that!” asserted Jack, pressing his handkerchief to his eyes and flopping one hand in a gesture of intense sadness.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Is it because we didn’t get Merriwell to coach our crew?”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Not that, not that!” asserted Jack, pressing his handkerchief to his eyes and flopping one hand in a gesture of intense sadness.
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading “Not that, not that!” asserted Jack, pressing his handkerchief to his eyes and flopping one hand in a gesture of intense sadness.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading There was a moment of silence, and then Ready was heard sobbing violently, as if his heart were breaking.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading There was a moment of silence, and then Ready was heard sobbing violently, as if his heart were breaking.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I’m so sorry for him!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a moment of silence, and then Ready was heard sobbing violently, as if his heart were breaking.
I'm
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on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was a moment of silence, and then Ready was heard sobbing violently, as if his heart were breaking.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Not that, not that!” asserted Jack, pressing his handkerchief to his eyes and flopping one hand in a gesture of intense sadness.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading “Not that, not that!” asserted Jack, pressing his handkerchief to his eyes and flopping one hand in a gesture of intense sadness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is it because we didn’t get Merriwell to coach our crew?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Is it because we didn’t get Merriwell to coach our crew?”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “What makes you feel so bad, Jack?” asked Bingham.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “What makes you feel so bad, Jack?” asked Bingham.
Merriwell
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From this reading “Is it because we didn’t get Merriwell to coach our crew?”
a particular point in time
From this reading There was a moment of silence, and then Ready was heard sobbing violently, as if his heart were breaking.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not that, not that!” asserted Jack, pressing his handkerchief to his eyes and flopping one hand in a gesture of intense sadness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a moment of silence, and then Ready was heard sobbing violently, as if his heart were breaking.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Not that, not that!” asserted Jack, pressing his handkerchief to his eyes and flopping one hand in a gesture of intense sadness.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Is it because we didn’t get Merriwell to coach our crew?”
pressingnounUS /ˈpresɪŋ/
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading “Not that, not that!” asserted Jack, pressing his handkerchief to his eyes and flopping one hand in a gesture of intense sadness.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading There was a moment of silence, and then Ready was heard sobbing violently, as if his heart were breaking.
sadnessnounUS /ˈsædnəs/
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading “Not that, not that!” asserted Jack, pressing his handkerchief to his eyes and flopping one hand in a gesture of intense sadness.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a moment of silence, and then Ready was heard sobbing violently, as if his heart were breaking.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “What makes you feel so bad, Jack?” asked Bingham.
sobbingnounUS /ˈsɑːbɪŋ/
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading There was a moment of silence, and then Ready was heard sobbing violently, as if his heart were breaking.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I’m so sorry for him!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Not that, not that!” asserted Jack, pressing his handkerchief to his eyes and flopping one hand in a gesture of intense sadness.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There was a moment of silence, and then Ready was heard sobbing violently, as if his heart were breaking.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a moment of silence, and then Ready was heard sobbing violently, as if his heart were breaking.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Is it because we didn’t get Merriwell to coach our crew?”
violentlyadverbUS /ˈvaɪələntli/
in a violent manner
From this reading There was a moment of silence, and then Ready was heard sobbing violently, as if his heart were breaking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a moment of silence, and then Ready was heard sobbing violently, as if his heart were breaking.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Is it because we didn’t get Merriwell to coach our crew?”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was a moment of silence, and then Ready was heard sobbing violently, as if his heart were breaking.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What makes you feel so bad, Jack?” asked Bingham.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What makes you feel so bad, Jack?” asked Bingham.
