used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And if Bellows had made the right kind of a tackle, he could have downed Bartlett."
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "Right you are," agreed Ted Dillingham.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Right you are," agreed Ted Dillingham.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
BartlettnounUS /ˈbɑːrtlɪt/
United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
From this reading And if Bellows had made the right kind of a tackle, he could have downed Bartlett."
BassnounUS /bæs/
the lowest part of the musical range
From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
BellowsnounUS /ˈbeloʊz/
(used in the plural) a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air; used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument
From this reading And if Bellows had made the right kind of a tackle, he could have downed Bartlett."
blanketnounUS /ˈblæŋkət/
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And if Bellows had made the right kind of a tackle, he could have downed Bartlett."
Dillingham
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From this reading "Right you are," agreed Ted Dillingham.
downedverbUS /daʊnd/
past form of “down” — drink down entirely
From this reading And if Bellows had made the right kind of a tackle, he could have downed Bartlett."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
fumbleverbUS /ˈfʌmbəl/
feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading "If Rankin hadn't made that fumble, we'd have scored, sure.
Garry
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From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
GeenounUS /dʒiː/
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
Grayson
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From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
grumbledverbUS /ˈɡrʌmbəld/
past form of “grumble” — show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading "The team surely misses Walker and Minter," grumbled Nick.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And if Bellows had made the right kind of a tackle, he could have downed Bartlett."
hadn't
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From this reading "If Rankin hadn't made that fumble, we'd have scored, sure.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If Rankin hadn't made that fumble, we'd have scored, sure.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If Rankin hadn't made that fumble, we'd have scored, sure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
and nothing more
From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading And if Bellows had made the right kind of a tackle, he could have downed Bartlett."
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "If Rankin hadn't made that fumble, we'd have scored, sure.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
MinternounUS /ˈmɪntər/
a skilled worker who coins or stamps money
From this reading "The team surely misses Walker and Minter," grumbled Nick.
missesnounUS /ˈmɪsəz/
plural of “miss” — a young female
From this reading "The team surely misses Walker and Minter," grumbled Nick.
muffledadjectiveUS /ˈmʌfəld/
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
NickverbUS /nɪk/
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading "The team surely misses Walker and Minter," grumbled Nick.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And if Bellows had made the right kind of a tackle, he could have downed Bartlett."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
PLUNGINGverbUS /ˈplʌndʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
RankinnounUS /ˈræŋkɪn/
leader in the women's suffrage movement in Montana; the first woman to serve in the United States House of Representatives (1880-1973)
From this reading "If Rankin hadn't made that fumble, we'd have scored, sure.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Right you are," agreed Ted Dillingham.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
scoredverbUS /skɔːrd/
past form of “score” — gain points in a game
From this reading "If Rankin hadn't made that fumble, we'd have scored, sure.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "If Rankin hadn't made that fumble, we'd have scored, sure.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "The team surely misses Walker and Minter," grumbled Nick.
tacklenounUS /ˈtækəl/
the person who plays that position on a football team
From this reading And if Bellows had made the right kind of a tackle, he could have downed Bartlett."
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading "The team surely misses Walker and Minter," grumbled Nick.
TednounUS /ted/
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading "Right you are," agreed Ted Dillingham.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If Rankin hadn't made that fumble, we'd have scored, sure.
that's
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From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
toughadjectiveUS /tʌf/
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading PLUNGING THROUGH "Gee, but that's tough!" muttered Garry Grayson, as he sat on the side lines muffled in his blanket and looking at the score just marked up for Bass Lake.
WalkernounUS /ˈwɔːkər/
New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952)
From this reading "The team surely misses Walker and Minter," grumbled Nick.
we'd
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From this reading "If Rankin hadn't made that fumble, we'd have scored, sure.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Right you are," agreed Ted Dillingham.
