used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Again the ball bit a corner off the plate, and Labelle, fascinated by the pitcher’s gyrations, swung too late.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They had come to Kingsbridge to see their new southpaw show the Kinks something about pitching.
anew
From this reading Bangs whipped the ball back, and Craddock again went through with that remarkable delivery, looking, as one man expressed it, “as though he was all arms ’n’ legs.”
(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 Bangs whipped the ball back, and Craddock again went through with that remarkable delivery, looking, as one man expressed it, “as though he was all arms ’n’ legs.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bangs whipped the ball back, and Craddock again went through with that remarkable delivery, looking, as one man expressed it, “as though he was all arms ’n’ legs.”
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Bangs whipped the ball back, and Craddock again went through with that remarkable delivery, looking, as one man expressed it, “as though he was all arms ’n’ legs.”
arrangementsnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənts/
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading Incidentally they had made arrangements to take home with them various sums of money which the foolish Kingsbridgers had wagered on their team.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bangs whipped the ball back, and Craddock again went through with that remarkable delivery, looking, as one man expressed it, “as though he was all arms ’n’ legs.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Bangs whipped the ball back, and Craddock again went through with that remarkable delivery, looking, as one man expressed it, “as though he was all arms ’n’ legs.”
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Bangs whipped the ball back, and Craddock again went through with that remarkable delivery, looking, as one man expressed it, “as though he was all arms ’n’ legs.”
Bancroft
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From this reading PINWHEEL MURTEL The great Bancroft crowd laughed.
BangsnounUS /bæŋz/
plural of “bang” — a vigorous blow
From this reading Bangs whipped the ball back, and Craddock again went through with that remarkable delivery, looking, as one man expressed it, “as though he was all arms ’n’ legs.”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Again the ball bit a corner off the plate, and Labelle, fascinated by the pitcher’s gyrations, swung too late.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Again the ball bit a corner off the plate, and Labelle, fascinated by the pitcher’s gyrations, swung too late.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They had come to Kingsbridge to see their new southpaw show the Kinks something about pitching.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Again the ball bit a corner off the plate, and Labelle, fascinated by the pitcher’s gyrations, swung too late.
Craddock
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From this reading Bangs whipped the ball back, and Craddock again went through with that remarkable delivery, looking, as one man expressed it, “as though he was all arms ’n’ legs.”
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading PINWHEEL MURTEL The great Bancroft crowd laughed.
deliverynounUS /dɪˈlɪvəri/
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading Bangs whipped the ball back, and Craddock again went through with that remarkable delivery, looking, as one man expressed it, “as though he was all arms ’n’ legs.”
communicated in words
From this reading Bangs whipped the ball back, and Craddock again went through with that remarkable delivery, looking, as one man expressed it, “as though he was all arms ’n’ legs.”
fascinatedadjectiveUS /ˈfæsəneɪtəd/
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading Again the ball bit a corner off the plate, and Labelle, fascinated by the pitcher’s gyrations, swung too late.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading Incidentally they had made arrangements to take home with them various sums of money which the foolish Kingsbridgers had wagered on their team.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading PINWHEEL MURTEL The great Bancroft crowd laughed.
gyrationsnounUS /dʒaɪˈreɪʃənz/
plural of “gyration” — a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
From this reading Again the ball bit a corner off the plate, and Labelle, fascinated by the pitcher’s gyrations, swung too late.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had come to Kingsbridge to see their new southpaw show the Kinks something about pitching.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bangs whipped the ball back, and Craddock again went through with that remarkable delivery, looking, as one man expressed it, “as though he was all arms ’n’ legs.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Incidentally they had made arrangements to take home with them various sums of money which the foolish Kingsbridgers had wagered on their team.
IncidentallyadverbUS /ˌɪnsɪˈdentəli/
introducing a different topic
From this reading Incidentally they had made arrangements to take home with them various sums of money which the foolish Kingsbridgers had wagered on their team.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bangs whipped the ball back, and Craddock again went through with that remarkable delivery, looking, as one man expressed it, “as though he was all arms ’n’ legs.”
Kingsbridge
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From this reading They had come to Kingsbridge to see their new southpaw show the Kinks something about pitching.
Kingsbridgers
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From this reading Incidentally they had made arrangements to take home with them various sums of money which the foolish Kingsbridgers had wagered on their team.
KinksnounUS /kɪŋks/
plural of “kink” — a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading They had come to Kingsbridge to see their new southpaw show the Kinks something about pitching.
Labelle
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From this reading Again the ball bit a corner off the plate, and Labelle, fascinated by the pitcher’s gyrations, swung too late.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Again the ball bit a corner off the plate, and Labelle, fascinated by the pitcher’s gyrations, swung too late.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading PINWHEEL MURTEL The great Bancroft crowd laughed.
staying power
From this reading Bangs whipped the ball back, and Craddock again went through with that remarkable delivery, looking, as one man expressed it, “as though he was all arms ’n’ legs.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Bangs whipped the ball back, and Craddock again went through with that remarkable delivery, looking, as one man expressed it, “as though he was all arms ’n’ legs.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Incidentally they had made arrangements to take home with them various sums of money which the foolish Kingsbridgers had wagered on their team.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Bangs whipped the ball back, and Craddock again went through with that remarkable delivery, looking, as one man expressed it, “as though he was all arms ’n’ legs.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Incidentally they had made arrangements to take home with them various sums of money which the foolish Kingsbridgers had wagered on their team.
MURTEL
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From this reading PINWHEEL MURTEL The great Bancroft crowd laughed.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading Bangs whipped the ball back, and Craddock again went through with that remarkable delivery, looking, as one man expressed it, “as though he was all arms ’n’ legs.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading They had come to Kingsbridge to see their new southpaw show the Kinks something about pitching.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Incidentally they had made arrangements to take home with them various sums of money which the foolish Kingsbridgers had wagered on their team.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Again the ball bit a corner off the plate, and Labelle, fascinated by the pitcher’s gyrations, swung too late.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Incidentally they had made arrangements to take home with them various sums of money which the foolish Kingsbridgers had wagered on their team.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Bangs whipped the ball back, and Craddock again went through with that remarkable delivery, looking, as one man expressed it, “as though he was all arms ’n’ legs.”
PINWHEELnoun
perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels
From this reading PINWHEEL MURTEL The great Bancroft crowd laughed.
pitcher'snounUS /ˈpɪtʃərz/
possessive form of “pitcher” — (baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading Again the ball bit a corner off the plate, and Labelle, fascinated by the pitcher’s gyrations, swung too late.
pitchingnounUS /ˈpɪtʃɪŋ/
(baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
From this reading They had come to Kingsbridge to see their new southpaw show the Kinks something about pitching.
(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 Again the ball bit a corner off the plate, and Labelle, fascinated by the pitcher’s gyrations, swung too late.
unusual or striking
From this reading Bangs whipped the ball back, and Craddock again went through with that remarkable delivery, looking, as one man expressed it, “as though he was all arms ’n’ legs.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They had come to Kingsbridge to see their new southpaw show the Kinks something about pitching.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading They had come to Kingsbridge to see their new southpaw show the Kinks something about pitching.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading They had come to Kingsbridge to see their new southpaw show the Kinks something about pitching.
southpawnounUS /ˈsaʊθpaʊ/
a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
From this reading They had come to Kingsbridge to see their new southpaw show the Kinks something about pitching.
sumsnounUS /sʌmz/
plural of “sum” — a quantity of money
From this reading Incidentally they had made arrangements to take home with them various sums of money which the foolish Kingsbridgers had wagered on their team.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading Again the ball bit a corner off the plate, and Labelle, fascinated by the pitcher’s gyrations, swung too late.
carry out
From this reading Incidentally they had made arrangements to take home with them various sums of money which the foolish Kingsbridgers had wagered on their team.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading Incidentally they had made arrangements to take home with them various sums of money which the foolish Kingsbridgers had wagered on their team.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bangs whipped the ball back, and Craddock again went through with that remarkable delivery, looking, as one man expressed it, “as though he was all arms ’n’ legs.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PINWHEEL MURTEL The great Bancroft crowd laughed.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had come to Kingsbridge to see their new southpaw show the Kinks something about pitching.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Incidentally they had made arrangements to take home with them various sums of money which the foolish Kingsbridgers had wagered on their team.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had come to Kingsbridge to see their new southpaw show the Kinks something about pitching.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Bangs whipped the ball back, and Craddock again went through with that remarkable delivery, looking, as one man expressed it, “as though he was all arms ’n’ legs.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Bangs whipped the ball back, and Craddock again went through with that remarkable delivery, looking, as one man expressed it, “as though he was all arms ’n’ legs.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had come to Kingsbridge to see their new southpaw show the Kinks something about pitching.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Again the ball bit a corner off the plate, and Labelle, fascinated by the pitcher’s gyrations, swung too late.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading Incidentally they had made arrangements to take home with them various sums of money which the foolish Kingsbridgers had wagered on their team.
wageredverbUS /ˈweɪdʒərd/
past form of “wager” — stake on the outcome of an issue
From this reading Incidentally they had made arrangements to take home with them various sums of money which the foolish Kingsbridgers had wagered on their team.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bangs whipped the ball back, and Craddock again went through with that remarkable delivery, looking, as one man expressed it, “as though he was all arms ’n’ legs.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Bangs whipped the ball back, and Craddock again went through with that remarkable delivery, looking, as one man expressed it, “as though he was all arms ’n’ legs.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Incidentally they had made arrangements to take home with them various sums of money which the foolish Kingsbridgers had wagered on their team.
whippedverbUS /wɪpt/
inflected form of “whip” — beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading Bangs whipped the ball back, and Craddock again went through with that remarkable delivery, looking, as one man expressed it, “as though he was all arms ’n’ legs.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Incidentally they had made arrangements to take home with them various sums of money which the foolish Kingsbridgers had wagered on their team.
