academynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading In the meantime at least twenty boys from the academy had gathered to watch the game.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gregory Carker appeared, escorting Inza, Elsie, Winnie Badger, Teresa Gallup, Mrs. Morton, and Juanita Garcia.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Gregory Carker appeared, escorting Inza, Elsie, Winnie Badger, Teresa Gallup, Mrs. Morton, and Juanita Garcia.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Now we've got to play real baseball, fellows," laughed Frank, as Carker escorted the ladies into the stand, where they took the most convenient seats.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading "The girls will be ashamed of us if we continue this monkeying.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the meantime at least twenty boys from the academy had gathered to watch the game.
BadgerverbUS /ˈbædʒər/
annoy persistently
From this reading Gregory Carker appeared, escorting Inza, Elsie, Winnie Badger, Teresa Gallup, Mrs. Morton, and Juanita Garcia.
baseballnounUS /ˈbeɪsˈbɔːl/
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading "Now we've got to play real baseball, fellows," laughed Frank, as Carker escorted the ladies into the stand, where they took the most convenient seats.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The girls will be ashamed of us if we continue this monkeying.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading In the meantime at least twenty boys from the academy had gathered to watch the game.
Carker
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From this reading Gregory Carker appeared, escorting Inza, Elsie, Winnie Badger, Teresa Gallup, Mrs. Morton, and Juanita Garcia.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading "The girls will be ashamed of us if we continue this monkeying.
convenientadjectiveUS /kənˈviːnjənt/
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading "Now we've got to play real baseball, fellows," laughed Frank, as Carker escorted the ladies into the stand, where they took the most convenient seats.
Elsie
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From this reading Gregory Carker appeared, escorting Inza, Elsie, Winnie Badger, Teresa Gallup, Mrs. Morton, and Juanita Garcia.
escortedverbUS /eˈskɔːrtɪd/
past form of “escort” — accompany as an escort
From this reading "Now we've got to play real baseball, fellows," laughed Frank, as Carker escorted the ladies into the stand, where they took the most convenient seats.
escortingverbUS /ˈeskɔːrtɪŋ/
-ing form of “escort” — accompany as an escort
From this reading Gregory Carker appeared, escorting Inza, Elsie, Winnie Badger, Teresa Gallup, Mrs. Morton, and Juanita Garcia.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading MURILLO'S FAREWELL.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "Now we've got to play real baseball, fellows," laughed Frank, as Carker escorted the ladies into the stand, where they took the most convenient seats.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "Now we've got to play real baseball, fellows," laughed Frank, as Carker escorted the ladies into the stand, where they took the most convenient seats.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the meantime at least twenty boys from the academy had gathered to watch the game.
GallupnounUS /ˈɡæləp/
a town in northwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border
From this reading Gregory Carker appeared, escorting Inza, Elsie, Winnie Badger, Teresa Gallup, Mrs. Morton, and Juanita Garcia.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading In the meantime at least twenty boys from the academy had gathered to watch the game.
Garcia
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From this reading Gregory Carker appeared, escorting Inza, Elsie, Winnie Badger, Teresa Gallup, Mrs. Morton, and Juanita Garcia.
brought together in one place
From this reading In the meantime at least twenty boys from the academy had gathered to watch the game.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "The girls will be ashamed of us if we continue this monkeying.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Now we've got to play real baseball, fellows," laughed Frank, as Carker escorted the ladies into the stand, where they took the most convenient seats.
GregorynounUS /ˈɡreɡəri/
(Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)
From this reading Gregory Carker appeared, escorting Inza, Elsie, Winnie Badger, Teresa Gallup, Mrs. Morton, and Juanita Garcia.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the meantime at least twenty boys from the academy had gathered to watch the game.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "The girls will be ashamed of us if we continue this monkeying.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime at least twenty boys from the academy had gathered to watch the game.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Now we've got to play real baseball, fellows," laughed Frank, as Carker escorted the ladies into the stand, where they took the most convenient seats.
Inza
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Juanita
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plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Now we've got to play real baseball, fellows," laughed Frank, as Carker escorted the ladies into the stand, where they took the most convenient seats.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Now we've got to play real baseball, fellows," laughed Frank, as Carker escorted the ladies into the stand, where they took the most convenient seats.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading In the meantime at least twenty boys from the academy had gathered to watch the game.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading In the meantime at least twenty boys from the academy had gathered to watch the game.
monkeyingverbUS /ˈmʌŋkiɪŋ/
-ing form of “monkey” — play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
From this reading "The girls will be ashamed of us if we continue this monkeying.
MortonnounUS /ˈmɔːrtən/
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
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used to form the superlative
From this reading "Now we've got to play real baseball, fellows," laughed Frank, as Carker escorted the ladies into the stand, where they took the most convenient seats.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Gregory Carker appeared, escorting Inza, Elsie, Winnie Badger, Teresa Gallup, Mrs. Morton, and Juanita Garcia.
MURILLO'S
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From this reading MURILLO'S FAREWELL.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now we've got to play real baseball, fellows," laughed Frank, as Carker escorted the ladies into the stand, where they took the most convenient seats.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The girls will be ashamed of us if we continue this monkeying.
participate in games or sport
From this reading "Now we've got to play real baseball, fellows," laughed Frank, as Carker escorted the ladies into the stand, where they took the most convenient seats.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading "Now we've got to play real baseball, fellows," laughed Frank, as Carker escorted the ladies into the stand, where they took the most convenient seats.
seatsnounUS /siːts/
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading "Now we've got to play real baseball, fellows," laughed Frank, as Carker escorted the ladies into the stand, where they took the most convenient seats.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "Now we've got to play real baseball, fellows," laughed Frank, as Carker escorted the ladies into the stand, where they took the most convenient seats.
TeresanounUS /tərˈiːsə/
Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
From this reading Gregory Carker appeared, escorting Inza, Elsie, Winnie Badger, Teresa Gallup, Mrs. Morton, and Juanita Garcia.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the meantime at least twenty boys from the academy had gathered to watch the game.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now we've got to play real baseball, fellows," laughed Frank, as Carker escorted the ladies into the stand, where they took the most convenient seats.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "The girls will be ashamed of us if we continue this monkeying.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the meantime at least twenty boys from the academy had gathered to watch the game.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "Now we've got to play real baseball, fellows," laughed Frank, as Carker escorted the ladies into the stand, where they took the most convenient seats.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading In the meantime at least twenty boys from the academy had gathered to watch the game.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The girls will be ashamed of us if we continue this monkeying.
look attentively
From this reading In the meantime at least twenty boys from the academy had gathered to watch the game.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The girls will be ashamed of us if we continue this monkeying.
we've
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From this reading "Now we've got to play real baseball, fellows," laughed Frank, as Carker escorted the ladies into the stand, where they took the most convenient seats.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Now we've got to play real baseball, fellows," laughed Frank, as Carker escorted the ladies into the stand, where they took the most convenient seats.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The girls will be ashamed of us if we continue this monkeying.
Winnie
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From this reading Gregory Carker appeared, escorting Inza, Elsie, Winnie Badger, Teresa Gallup, Mrs. Morton, and Juanita Garcia.
