used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIGHT But the madness of the moment had gotten into my blood and Jack's.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The seconds and trainers had hardly clambered into Clancy's corner when Clancy himself, followed by Terry Riley, appeared and leaped into the ring.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading We felt the magnetism of the crowd, the pulse of its excitement, and, as impatient as those around us, eagerly awaited developments.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We felt the magnetism of the crowd, the pulse of its excitement, and, as impatient as those around us, eagerly awaited developments.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading We felt the magnetism of the crowd, the pulse of its excitement, and, as impatient as those around us, eagerly awaited developments.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading THE FIGHT But the madness of the moment had gotten into my blood and Jack's.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE FIGHT But the madness of the moment had gotten into my blood and Jack's.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The seconds and trainers had hardly clambered into Clancy's corner when Clancy himself, followed by Terry Riley, appeared and leaped into the ring.
clamberedverbUS /ˈklæmbərd/
past form of “clamber” — climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
From this reading The seconds and trainers had hardly clambered into Clancy's corner when Clancy himself, followed by Terry Riley, appeared and leaped into the ring.
Clancy
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From this reading The seconds and trainers had hardly clambered into Clancy's corner when Clancy himself, followed by Terry Riley, appeared and leaped into the ring.
Clancy's
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From this reading The seconds and trainers had hardly clambered into Clancy's corner when Clancy himself, followed by Terry Riley, appeared and leaped into the ring.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The seconds and trainers had hardly clambered into Clancy's corner when Clancy himself, followed by Terry Riley, appeared and leaped into the ring.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading We felt the magnetism of the crowd, the pulse of its excitement, and, as impatient as those around us, eagerly awaited developments.
developmentsnounUS /dɪˈveləpmənts/
plural of “development” — act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading We felt the magnetism of the crowd, the pulse of its excitement, and, as impatient as those around us, eagerly awaited developments.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading We felt the magnetism of the crowd, the pulse of its excitement, and, as impatient as those around us, eagerly awaited developments.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading We felt the magnetism of the crowd, the pulse of its excitement, and, as impatient as those around us, eagerly awaited developments.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading We felt the magnetism of the crowd, the pulse of its excitement, and, as impatient as those around us, eagerly awaited developments.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading THE FIGHT But the madness of the moment had gotten into my blood and Jack's.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The seconds and trainers had hardly clambered into Clancy's corner when Clancy himself, followed by Terry Riley, appeared and leaped into the ring.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading We were glad of it.
the act of departing
From this reading The fight was going to take place.
gottenverbUS /ˈɡɑːtən/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE FIGHT But the madness of the moment had gotten into my blood and Jack's.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FIGHT But the madness of the moment had gotten into my blood and Jack's.
only a very short time before
From this reading The seconds and trainers had hardly clambered into Clancy's corner when Clancy himself, followed by Terry Riley, appeared and leaped into the ring.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The seconds and trainers had hardly clambered into Clancy's corner when Clancy himself, followed by Terry Riley, appeared and leaped into the ring.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading We felt the magnetism of the crowd, the pulse of its excitement, and, as impatient as those around us, eagerly awaited developments.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE FIGHT But the madness of the moment had gotten into my blood and Jack's.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We were glad of it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading We felt the magnetism of the crowd, the pulse of its excitement, and, as impatient as those around us, eagerly awaited developments.
Jack'snounUS /dʒæks/
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading THE FIGHT But the madness of the moment had gotten into my blood and Jack's.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The seconds and trainers had hardly clambered into Clancy's corner when Clancy himself, followed by Terry Riley, appeared and leaped into the ring.
madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading THE FIGHT But the madness of the moment had gotten into my blood and Jack's.
magnetismnounUS /ˈmæɡnətɪzəm/
attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force
From this reading We felt the magnetism of the crowd, the pulse of its excitement, and, as impatient as those around us, eagerly awaited developments.
a particular point in time
From this reading THE FIGHT But the madness of the moment had gotten into my blood and Jack's.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE FIGHT But the madness of the moment had gotten into my blood and Jack's.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIGHT But the madness of the moment had gotten into my blood and Jack's.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The fight was going to take place.
pulsenounUS /pʌls/
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading We felt the magnetism of the crowd, the pulse of its excitement, and, as impatient as those around us, eagerly awaited developments.
RileynounUS /ˈraɪli/
United States poet (1849-1916)
From this reading The seconds and trainers had hardly clambered into Clancy's corner when Clancy himself, followed by Terry Riley, appeared and leaped into the ring.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The seconds and trainers had hardly clambered into Clancy's corner when Clancy himself, followed by Terry Riley, appeared and leaped into the ring.
secondsnounUS /ˈsekəndz/
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The seconds and trainers had hardly clambered into Clancy's corner when Clancy himself, followed by Terry Riley, appeared and leaped into the ring.
carry out
From this reading The fight was going to take place.
TerrynounUS /ˈteri/
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading The seconds and trainers had hardly clambered into Clancy's corner when Clancy himself, followed by Terry Riley, appeared and leaped into the ring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIGHT But the madness of the moment had gotten into my blood and Jack's.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We felt the magnetism of the crowd, the pulse of its excitement, and, as impatient as those around us, eagerly awaited developments.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fight was going to take place.
trainersnounUS /ˈtreɪnərz/
plural of “trainer” — one who trains other persons or animals
From this reading The seconds and trainers had hardly clambered into Clancy's corner when Clancy himself, followed by Terry Riley, appeared and leaped into the ring.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We felt the magnetism of the crowd, the pulse of its excitement, and, as impatient as those around us, eagerly awaited developments.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fight was going to take place.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were glad of it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were glad of it.
at the time that
From this reading The seconds and trainers had hardly clambered into Clancy's corner when Clancy himself, followed by Terry Riley, appeared and leaped into the ring.
