to or in a foreign country
From this reading The report of Merriwell’s injury had gone abroad, and the odds being offered that Harvard would defeat Yale were amazing.
consider or hold as true
From this reading The backers of the blue did not have courage to accept odds of three or four to one.
afloatadjectiveUS /əˈfloʊt/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading But what was still worse, there seemed no Yale money afloat.
amazingadjectiveUS /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/
surprising greatly
From this reading The report of Merriwell’s injury had gone abroad, and the odds being offered that Harvard would defeat Yale were amazing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the morning of the day before Thanksgiving, and gloom brooded heavily at Yale.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was the morning of the day before Thanksgiving, and gloom brooded heavily at Yale.
backersnounUS /ˈbækərz/
plural of “backer” — invests in a theatrical production
From this reading The backers of the blue did not have courage to accept odds of three or four to one.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was the morning of the day before Thanksgiving, and gloom brooded heavily at Yale.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The report of Merriwell’s injury had gone abroad, and the odds being offered that Harvard would defeat Yale were amazing.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The backers of the blue did not have courage to accept odds of three or four to one.
broodedverbUS /ˈbruːdɪd/
past form of “brood” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading It was the morning of the day before Thanksgiving, and gloom brooded heavily at Yale.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what was still worse, there seemed no Yale money afloat.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading The backers of the blue did not have courage to accept odds of three or four to one.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was the morning of the day before Thanksgiving, and gloom brooded heavily at Yale.
defeatnounUS /dɪˈfiːt/
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading The report of Merriwell’s injury had gone abroad, and the odds being offered that Harvard would defeat Yale were amazing.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The backers of the blue did not have courage to accept odds of three or four to one.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The backers of the blue did not have courage to accept odds of three or four to one.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading It was the morning of the day before Thanksgiving, and gloom brooded heavily at Yale.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The report of Merriwell’s injury had gone abroad, and the odds being offered that Harvard would defeat Yale were amazing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The report of Merriwell’s injury had gone abroad, and the odds being offered that Harvard would defeat Yale were amazing.
HarvardnounUS /ˈhɑːrvərd/
a university in Massachusetts
From this reading The report of Merriwell’s injury had gone abroad, and the odds being offered that Harvard would defeat Yale were amazing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The backers of the blue did not have courage to accept odds of three or four to one.
to a considerable degree
From this reading It was the morning of the day before Thanksgiving, and gloom brooded heavily at Yale.
injurynounUS /ˈɪndʒəri/
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading The report of Merriwell’s injury had gone abroad, and the odds being offered that Harvard would defeat Yale were amazing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the morning of the day before Thanksgiving, and gloom brooded heavily at Yale.
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From this reading The report of Merriwell’s injury had gone abroad, and the odds being offered that Harvard would defeat Yale were amazing.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading But what was still worse, there seemed no Yale money afloat.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was the morning of the day before Thanksgiving, and gloom brooded heavily at Yale.
not any; not one
From this reading But what was still worse, there seemed no Yale money afloat.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The backers of the blue did not have courage to accept odds of three or four to one.
oddsnounUS /ɑːdz/
the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
From this reading The report of Merriwell’s injury had gone abroad, and the odds being offered that Harvard would defeat Yale were amazing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the morning of the day before Thanksgiving, and gloom brooded heavily at Yale.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF TO THE STRUGGLE.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading The report of Merriwell’s injury had gone abroad, and the odds being offered that Harvard would defeat Yale were amazing.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The backers of the blue did not have courage to accept odds of three or four to one.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The backers of the blue did not have courage to accept odds of three or four to one.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading The report of Merriwell’s injury had gone abroad, and the odds being offered that Harvard would defeat Yale were amazing.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But what was still worse, there seemed no Yale money afloat.
not in physical motion
From this reading But what was still worse, there seemed no Yale money afloat.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading OFF TO THE STRUGGLE.
ThanksgivingnounUS /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading It was the morning of the day before Thanksgiving, and gloom brooded heavily at Yale.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The report of Merriwell’s injury had gone abroad, and the odds being offered that Harvard would defeat Yale were amazing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OFF TO THE STRUGGLE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But what was still worse, there seemed no Yale money afloat.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The backers of the blue did not have courage to accept odds of three or four to one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OFF TO THE STRUGGLE.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the morning of the day before Thanksgiving, and gloom brooded heavily at Yale.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The report of Merriwell’s injury had gone abroad, and the odds being offered that Harvard would defeat Yale were amazing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what was still worse, there seemed no Yale money afloat.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading But what was still worse, there seemed no Yale money afloat.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The report of Merriwell’s injury had gone abroad, and the odds being offered that Harvard would defeat Yale were amazing.
YalenounUS /jeɪl/
a university in Connecticut
From this reading It was the morning of the day before Thanksgiving, and gloom brooded heavily at Yale.
