used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Beats everything that ever happened around Chester all hollow!"
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Already there's great talk about a football eleven that will clean up things in this neighborhood.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WHEN CHESTER AWAKENED "Did you ever see such an enormous crowd?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Right you are, Pete, and this is only a beginning of the glorious things scheduled to happen within the next six months or so.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Beats everything that ever happened around Chester all hollow!"
aroused or activated
From this reading WHEN CHESTER AWAKENED "Did you ever see such an enormous crowd?"
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 "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
BeatsnounUS /biːts/
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading "Beats everything that ever happened around Chester all hollow!"
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading "Right you are, Pete, and this is only a beginning of the glorious things scheduled to happen within the next six months or so.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
CHESTERnounUS /ˈtʃestər/
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading WHEN CHESTER AWAKENED "Did you ever see such an enormous crowd?"
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading Already there's great talk about a football eleven that will clean up things in this neighborhood.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading WHEN CHESTER AWAKENED "Did you ever see such an enormous crowd?"
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading WHEN CHESTER AWAKENED "Did you ever see such an enormous crowd?"
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
being one more than ten
From this reading Already there's great talk about a football eleven that will clean up things in this neighborhood.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading WHEN CHESTER AWAKENED "Did you ever see such an enormous crowd?"
at any time
From this reading WHEN CHESTER AWAKENED "Did you ever see such an enormous crowd?"
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Beats everything that ever happened around Chester all hollow!"
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
footballnounUS /ˈfʊtbɔːl/
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading Already there's great talk about a football eleven that will clean up things in this neighborhood.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading "Right you are, Pete, and this is only a beginning of the glorious things scheduled to happen within the next six months or so.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Already there's great talk about a football eleven that will clean up things in this neighborhood.
come to pass
From this reading "Right you are, Pete, and this is only a beginning of the glorious things scheduled to happen within the next six months or so.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "Beats everything that ever happened around Chester all hollow!"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading "Beats everything that ever happened around Chester all hollow!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Already there's great talk about a football eleven that will clean up things in this neighborhood.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Right you are, Pete, and this is only a beginning of the glorious things scheduled to happen within the next six months or so.
it's
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From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "Right you are, Pete, and this is only a beginning of the glorious things scheduled to happen within the next six months or so.
neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading Already there's great talk about a football eleven that will clean up things in this neighborhood.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Right you are, Pete, and this is only a beginning of the glorious things scheduled to happen within the next six months or so.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
and nothing more
From this reading "Right you are, Pete, and this is only a beginning of the glorious things scheduled to happen within the next six months or so.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Right you are, Pete, and this is only a beginning of the glorious things scheduled to happen within the next six months or so.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
owingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊɪŋ/
owed as a debt
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
Pete
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From this reading "Right you are, Pete, and this is only a beginning of the glorious things scheduled to happen within the next six months or so.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Right you are, Pete, and this is only a beginning of the glorious things scheduled to happen within the next six months or so.
scheduledadjectiveUS /ˈskedʒʊld/
planned or scheduled for some certain time or times
From this reading "Right you are, Pete, and this is only a beginning of the glorious things scheduled to happen within the next six months or so.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading WHEN CHESTER AWAKENED "Did you ever see such an enormous crowd?"
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading "Right you are, Pete, and this is only a beginning of the glorious things scheduled to happen within the next six months or so.
SleepyadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpi/
ready to fall asleep
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Right you are, Pete, and this is only a beginning of the glorious things scheduled to happen within the next six months or so.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
starkadjectiveUS /stɑːrk/
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading WHEN CHESTER AWAKENED "Did you ever see such an enormous crowd?"
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Beats everything that ever happened around Chester all hollow!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
there's
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From this reading Already there's great talk about a football eleven that will clean up things in this neighborhood.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Right you are, Pete, and this is only a beginning of the glorious things scheduled to happen within the next six months or so.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Right you are, Pete, and this is only a beginning of the glorious things scheduled to happen within the next six months or so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Already there's great talk about a football eleven that will clean up things in this neighborhood.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
at the time that
From this reading WHEN CHESTER AWAKENED "Did you ever see such an enormous crowd?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Already there's great talk about a football eleven that will clean up things in this neighborhood.
WintersnounUS /ˈwɪntərz/
plural of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading "Talk to me about excitement, the old town has gone stark, staring crazy over baseball; and it's all owing to Jack Winters coming to Chester, and shaking the dry bones of what used to be a Sleepy Hollow place."
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "Right you are, Pete, and this is only a beginning of the glorious things scheduled to happen within the next six months or so.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WHEN CHESTER AWAKENED "Did you ever see such an enormous crowd?"
