used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Great Race at Riverport School "Now then, let's see who can put a shot through that round hole in the tree-trunk up there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "More like twenty-five to me, Colon; and looks farther than from first base to third, on the diamond."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Great Race at Riverport School "Now then, let's see who can put a shot through that round hole in the tree-trunk up there.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Must be twenty yards away from here, if a foot, eh, Bristles?"
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading "More like twenty-five to me, Colon; and looks farther than from first base to third, on the diamond."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Must be twenty yards away from here, if a foot, eh, Bristles?"
BristlesnounUS /ˈbrɪsəlz/
plural of “bristle” — a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
From this reading "Must be twenty yards away from here, if a foot, eh, Bristles?"
cakenounUS /keɪk/
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading "Line up, everybody, and we'll soon find out who takes the cake at making a center shot.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The Great Race at Riverport School "Now then, let's see who can put a shot through that round hole in the tree-trunk up there.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading "Line up, everybody, and we'll soon find out who takes the cake at making a center shot.
ColonnounUS /ˈkoʊlən/
the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
From this reading "More like twenty-five to me, Colon; and looks farther than from first base to third, on the diamond."
diamondnounUS /ˈdaɪmənd/
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading "More like twenty-five to me, Colon; and looks farther than from first base to third, on the diamond."
eh
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From this reading "Must be twenty yards away from here, if a foot, eh, Bristles?"
every person
From this reading "Line up, everybody, and we'll soon find out who takes the cake at making a center shot.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading "More like twenty-five to me, Colon; and looks farther than from first base to third, on the diamond."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Line up, everybody, and we'll soon find out who takes the cake at making a center shot.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "More like twenty-five to me, Colon; and looks farther than from first base to third, on the diamond."
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "Must be twenty yards away from here, if a foot, eh, Bristles?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Must be twenty yards away from here, if a foot, eh, Bristles?"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Great Race at Riverport School "Now then, let's see who can put a shot through that round hole in the tree-trunk up there.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Must be twenty yards away from here, if a foot, eh, Bristles?"
an opening into or through something
From this reading The Great Race at Riverport School "Now then, let's see who can put a shot through that round hole in the tree-trunk up there.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Must be twenty yards away from here, if a foot, eh, Bristles?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Great Race at Riverport School "Now then, let's see who can put a shot through that round hole in the tree-trunk up there.
let's
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From this reading The Great Race at Riverport School "Now then, let's see who can put a shot through that round hole in the tree-trunk up there.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "More like twenty-five to me, Colon; and looks farther than from first base to third, on the diamond."
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading "Line up, everybody, and we'll soon find out who takes the cake at making a center shot.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "More like twenty-five to me, Colon; and looks farther than from first base to third, on the diamond."
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "Line up, everybody, and we'll soon find out who takes the cake at making a center shot.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "More like twenty-five to me, Colon; and looks farther than from first base to third, on the diamond."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "More like twenty-five to me, Colon; and looks farther than from first base to third, on the diamond."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Must be twenty yards away from here, if a foot, eh, Bristles?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The Great Race at Riverport School "Now then, let's see who can put a shot through that round hole in the tree-trunk up there.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "More like twenty-five to me, Colon; and looks farther than from first base to third, on the diamond."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Line up, everybody, and we'll soon find out who takes the cake at making a center shot.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The Great Race at Riverport School "Now then, let's see who can put a shot through that round hole in the tree-trunk up there.
any competition
From this reading The Great Race at Riverport School "Now then, let's see who can put a shot through that round hole in the tree-trunk up there.
Riverport
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From this reading The Great Race at Riverport School "Now then, let's see who can put a shot through that round hole in the tree-trunk up there.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The Great Race at Riverport School "Now then, let's see who can put a shot through that round hole in the tree-trunk up there.
an educational institution
From this reading The Great Race at Riverport School "Now then, let's see who can put a shot through that round hole in the tree-trunk up there.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The Great Race at Riverport School "Now then, let's see who can put a shot through that round hole in the tree-trunk up there.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading The Great Race at Riverport School "Now then, let's see who can put a shot through that round hole in the tree-trunk up there.
Sid
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From this reading Take a try, Sid."
in the near future
From this reading "Line up, everybody, and we'll soon find out who takes the cake at making a center shot.
carry out
From this reading Take a try, Sid."
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading "Line up, everybody, and we'll soon find out who takes the cake at making a center shot.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "More like twenty-five to me, Colon; and looks farther than from first base to third, on the diamond."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Great Race at Riverport School "Now then, let's see who can put a shot through that round hole in the tree-trunk up there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Great Race at Riverport School "Now then, let's see who can put a shot through that round hole in the tree-trunk up there.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The Great Race at Riverport School "Now then, let's see who can put a shot through that round hole in the tree-trunk up there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Great Race at Riverport School "Now then, let's see who can put a shot through that round hole in the tree-trunk up there.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading "More like twenty-five to me, Colon; and looks farther than from first base to third, on the diamond."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The Great Race at Riverport School "Now then, let's see who can put a shot through that round hole in the tree-trunk up there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "More like twenty-five to me, Colon; and looks farther than from first base to third, on the diamond."
tree-trunk
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From this reading The Great Race at Riverport School "Now then, let's see who can put a shot through that round hole in the tree-trunk up there.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Take a try, Sid."
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "Must be twenty yards away from here, if a foot, eh, Bristles?"
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading "More like twenty-five to me, Colon; and looks farther than from first base to third, on the diamond."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Great Race at Riverport School "Now then, let's see who can put a shot through that round hole in the tree-trunk up there.
we'll
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From this reading "Line up, everybody, and we'll soon find out who takes the cake at making a center shot.
which person or people
From this reading The Great Race at Riverport School "Now then, let's see who can put a shot through that round hole in the tree-trunk up there.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading "Must be twenty yards away from here, if a foot, eh, Bristles?"
