Chapter IX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading He had run down to watch the game between the Bears and the Travelers in rather a pleasant frame of mind.

-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading His plans for a huge gambling coup seemed to be working out well, and, with the Panthers holding a lead of a game and a half, with but eleven more games to be played, he was adding to his line of wagers.

any handsome young man

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

anew

From this reading The double defeat of the Panthers and the easy victory of the Bears had placed a new aspect on the league race, with the Bears again favorites.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading They started with the arrival of Easy Ed Edwards in the city of the Travelers.

a distinct feature or element in a problem

From this reading The double defeat of the Panthers and the easy victory of the Bears had placed a new aspect on the league race, with the Bears again favorites.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987)

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

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From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

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 _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading His plans for a huge gambling coup seemed to be working out well, and, with the Panthers holding a lead of a game and a half, with but eleven more games to be played, he was adding to his line of wagers.

plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

From this reading He had run down to watch the game between the Bears and the Travelers in rather a pleasant frame of mind.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading His plans for a huge gambling coup seemed to be working out well, and, with the Panthers holding a lead of a game and a half, with but eleven more games to be played, he was adding to his line of wagers.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading They started with the arrival of Easy Ed Edwards in the city of the Travelers.

a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force

From this reading His plans for a huge gambling coup seemed to be working out well, and, with the Panthers holding a lead of a game and a half, with but eleven more games to be played, he was adding to his line of wagers.

an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

From this reading The double defeat of the Panthers and the easy victory of the Bears had placed a new aspect on the league race, with the Bears again favorites.

increase twofold

From this reading The double defeat of the Panthers and the easy victory of the Bears had placed a new aspect on the league race, with the Bears again favorites.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading He had run down to watch the game between the Bears and the Travelers in rather a pleasant frame of mind.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading They started with the arrival of Easy Ed Edwards in the city of the Travelers.

impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

being one more than ten

From this reading His plans for a huge gambling coup seemed to be working out well, and, with the Panthers holding a lead of a game and a half, with but eleven more games to be played, he was adding to his line of wagers.

plural of “enthusiast” — an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

plural of “favorite” — something regarded with special favor or liking

From this reading The double defeat of the Panthers and the easy victory of the Bears had placed a new aspect on the league race, with the Bears again favorites.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading His plans for a huge gambling coup seemed to be working out well, and, with the Panthers holding a lead of a game and a half, with but eleven more games to be played, he was adding to his line of wagers.

enclose in or as if in a frame

From this reading He had run down to watch the game between the Bears and the Travelers in rather a pleasant frame of mind.

the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)

From this reading His plans for a huge gambling coup seemed to be working out well, and, with the Panthers holding a lead of a game and a half, with but eleven more games to be played, he was adding to his line of wagers.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading He had run down to watch the game between the Bears and the Travelers in rather a pleasant frame of mind.

plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading His plans for a huge gambling coup seemed to be working out well, and, with the Panthers holding a lead of a game and a half, with but eleven more games to be played, he was adding to his line of wagers.

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading His plans for a huge gambling coup seemed to be working out well, and, with the Panthers holding a lead of a game and a half, with but eleven more games to be played, he was adding to his line of wagers.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had run down to watch the game between the Bears and the Travelers in rather a pleasant frame of mind.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His plans for a huge gambling coup seemed to be working out well, and, with the Panthers holding a lead of a game and a half, with but eleven more games to be played, he was adding to his line of wagers.

the act of retaining something

From this reading His plans for a huge gambling coup seemed to be working out well, and, with the Panthers holding a lead of a game and a half, with but eleven more games to be played, he was adding to his line of wagers.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading His plans for a huge gambling coup seemed to be working out well, and, with the Panthers holding a lead of a game and a half, with but eleven more games to be played, he was adding to his line of wagers.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

take somebody somewhere

From this reading His plans for a huge gambling coup seemed to be working out well, and, with the Panthers holding a lead of a game and a half, with but eleven more games to be played, he was adding to his line of wagers.

an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

From this reading The double defeat of the Panthers and the easy victory of the Bears had placed a new aspect on the league race, with the Bears again favorites.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading His plans for a huge gambling coup seemed to be working out well, and, with the Panthers holding a lead of a game and a half, with but eleven more games to be played, he was adding to his line of wagers.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading He had run down to watch the game between the Bears and the Travelers in rather a pleasant frame of mind.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading His plans for a huge gambling coup seemed to be working out well, and, with the Panthers holding a lead of a game and a half, with but eleven more games to be played, he was adding to his line of wagers.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The double defeat of the Panthers and the easy victory of the Bears had placed a new aspect on the league race, with the Bears again favorites.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The double defeat of the Panthers and the easy victory of the Bears had placed a new aspect on the league race, with the Bears again favorites.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading His plans for a huge gambling coup seemed to be working out well, and, with the Panthers holding a lead of a game and a half, with but eleven more games to be played, he was adding to his line of wagers.

plural of “panther” — a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

From this reading His plans for a huge gambling coup seemed to be working out well, and, with the Panthers holding a lead of a game and a half, with but eleven more games to be played, he was adding to his line of wagers.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading The double defeat of the Panthers and the easy victory of the Bears had placed a new aspect on the league race, with the Bears again favorites.

plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

From this reading His plans for a huge gambling coup seemed to be working out well, and, with the Panthers holding a lead of a game and a half, with but eleven more games to be played, he was adding to his line of wagers.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading His plans for a huge gambling coup seemed to be working out well, and, with the Panthers holding a lead of a game and a half, with but eleven more games to be played, he was adding to his line of wagers.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading He had run down to watch the game between the Bears and the Travelers in rather a pleasant frame of mind.

a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

any competition

From this reading The double defeat of the Panthers and the easy victory of the Bears had placed a new aspect on the league race, with the Bears again favorites.

on the contrary

From this reading He had run down to watch the game between the Bears and the Travelers in rather a pleasant frame of mind.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading He had run down to watch the game between the Bears and the Travelers in rather a pleasant frame of mind.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading His plans for a huge gambling coup seemed to be working out well, and, with the Panthers holding a lead of a game and a half, with but eleven more games to be played, he was adding to his line of wagers.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading They started with the arrival of Easy Ed Edwards in the city of the Travelers.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

plural of “traveler” — a person who changes location

From this reading They started with the arrival of Easy Ed Edwards in the city of the Travelers.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading The double defeat of the Panthers and the easy victory of the Bears had placed a new aspect on the league race, with the Bears again favorites.

plural of “wager” — the act of gambling

From this reading His plans for a huge gambling coup seemed to be working out well, and, with the Panthers holding a lead of a game and a half, with but eleven more games to be played, he was adding to his line of wagers.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading His plans for a huge gambling coup seemed to be working out well, and, with the Panthers holding a lead of a game and a half, with but eleven more games to be played, he was adding to his line of wagers.

look attentively

From this reading He had run down to watch the game between the Bears and the Travelers in rather a pleasant frame of mind.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading His plans for a huge gambling coup seemed to be working out well, and, with the Panthers holding a lead of a game and a half, with but eleven more games to be played, he was adding to his line of wagers.

United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.

in the company of; together with

From this reading They started with the arrival of Easy Ed Edwards in the city of the Travelers.

actively engaged in paid work

From this reading His plans for a huge gambling coup seemed to be working out well, and, with the Panthers holding a lead of a game and a half, with but eleven more games to be played, he was adding to his line of wagers.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading _Baldwin Gets into the Plot_ The events that led up to the midnight conference between Barney Baldwin, Ed Edwards and Adonis Williams in the booth at the Metropolis Hotel that night would have been of vast interest to several millions of baseball enthusiasts had they known of them.