used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Rufe Hyland landed on the second ball pitched, and sent out a long fly to right field.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading At any rate, he held his hand, and it cost him another run.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading At any rate, he held his hand, and it cost him another run.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading THE LEADING RUN Brennan’s reason for not doing at once the thing which was inevitable was not quite apparent.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LEADING RUN Brennan’s reason for not doing at once the thing which was inevitable was not quite apparent.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Rufe Hyland landed on the second ball pitched, and sent out a long fly to right field.
boastedverbUS /ˈboʊstəd/
past form of “boast” — show off
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
Brennan's
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From this reading THE LEADING RUN Brennan’s reason for not doing at once the thing which was inevitable was not quite apparent.
BurnsnounUS /bɜːrnz/
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading The moment Johnny Burns caught the ball Daly darted for the plate.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The moment Johnny Burns caught the ball Daly darted for the plate.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading At any rate, he held his hand, and it cost him another run.
Daly
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From this reading The moment Johnny Burns caught the ball Daly darted for the plate.
dartedverbUS /ˈdɑːrtɪd/
past form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading The moment Johnny Burns caught the ball Daly darted for the plate.
dependedverbUS /dɪˈpendəd/
past form of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
disastrouslyadverbUS /dɪˈzæstrəsli/
in a disastrous manner
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading THE LEADING RUN Brennan’s reason for not doing at once the thing which was inevitable was not quite apparent.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Rufe Hyland landed on the second ball pitched, and sent out a long fly to right field.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Rufe Hyland landed on the second ball pitched, and sent out a long fly to right field.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE LEADING RUN Brennan’s reason for not doing at once the thing which was inevitable was not quite apparent.
grainnounUS /ɡreɪn/
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading At any rate, he held his hand, and it cost him another run.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading At any rate, he held his hand, and it cost him another run.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At any rate, he held his hand, and it cost him another run.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
Hyland
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From this reading Rufe Hyland landed on the second ball pitched, and sent out a long fly to right field.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
inevitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbəl/
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading THE LEADING RUN Brennan’s reason for not doing at once the thing which was inevitable was not quite apparent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading The moment Johnny Burns caught the ball Daly darted for the plate.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading Rufe Hyland landed on the second ball pitched, and sent out a long fly to right field.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading THE LEADING RUN Brennan’s reason for not doing at once the thing which was inevitable was not quite apparent.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Rufe Hyland landed on the second ball pitched, and sent out a long fly to right field.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
make-upnounUS /ˈmeɪkʌp/
an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
a particular point in time
From this reading The moment Johnny Burns caught the ball Daly darted for the plate.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
not any; not one
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE LEADING RUN Brennan’s reason for not doing at once the thing which was inevitable was not quite apparent.
obstinateadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbstənət/
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
on one occasion
From this reading THE LEADING RUN Brennan’s reason for not doing at once the thing which was inevitable was not quite apparent.
ordinarilyadverbUS /ˌɔːrdəˈnerəli/
under normal conditions
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Rufe Hyland landed on the second ball pitched, and sent out a long fly to right field.
pitchedadjectiveUS /pɪtʃt/
(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form
From this reading Rufe Hyland landed on the second ball pitched, and sent out a long fly to right field.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading The moment Johnny Burns caught the ball Daly darted for the plate.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading THE LEADING RUN Brennan’s reason for not doing at once the thing which was inevitable was not quite apparent.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading At any rate, he held his hand, and it cost him another run.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading THE LEADING RUN Brennan’s reason for not doing at once the thing which was inevitable was not quite apparent.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Rufe Hyland landed on the second ball pitched, and sent out a long fly to right field.
Rufe
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From this reading Rufe Hyland landed on the second ball pitched, and sent out a long fly to right field.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading THE LEADING RUN Brennan’s reason for not doing at once the thing which was inevitable was not quite apparent.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Rufe Hyland landed on the second ball pitched, and sent out a long fly to right field.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Rufe Hyland landed on the second ball pitched, and sent out a long fly to right field.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
streaknounUS /striːk/
an unbroken series of events
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LEADING RUN Brennan’s reason for not doing at once the thing which was inevitable was not quite apparent.
a special situation
From this reading THE LEADING RUN Brennan’s reason for not doing at once the thing which was inevitable was not quite apparent.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
precisely as stated
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LEADING RUN Brennan’s reason for not doing at once the thing which was inevitable was not quite apparent.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE LEADING RUN Brennan’s reason for not doing at once the thing which was inevitable was not quite apparent.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had an obstinate streak in his make-up, and no doubt it went very much against the grain to see the man he had depended on and boasted about fall down so disastrously, though ordinarily that would have made no difference.
