used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading KENWOOD SCORES Friday was a hard day to live through.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading There was some punting and a light signal drill on the field in the afternoon, but it was all over by half-past four.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Excitement was in the very air and football tunes assailed one at every turn.
(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 There was some punting and a light signal drill on the field in the afternoon, but it was all over by half-past four.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Excitement was in the very air and football tunes assailed one at every turn.
assailedverbUS /əˈseɪld/
past form of “assail” — attack someone physically or emotionally
From this reading Excitement was in the very air and football tunes assailed one at every turn.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Excitement was in the very air and football tunes assailed one at every turn.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was some punting and a light signal drill on the field in the afternoon, but it was all over by half-past four.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was some punting and a light signal drill on the field in the afternoon, but it was all over by half-past four.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading KENWOOD SCORES Friday was a hard day to live through.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick was heartily glad when recitations took his thoughts off the morrow.
drillverbUS /drɪl/
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
From this reading There was some punting and a light signal drill on the field in the afternoon, but it was all over by half-past four.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Excitement was in the very air and football tunes assailed one at every turn.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Excitement was in the very air and football tunes assailed one at every turn.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading There was some punting and a light signal drill on the field in the afternoon, but it was all over by half-past four.
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 Excitement was in the very air and football tunes assailed one at every turn.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the players the day was a nervous period of suspense.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading There was some punting and a light signal drill on the field in the afternoon, but it was all over by half-past four.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading KENWOOD SCORES Friday was a hard day to live through.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Dick was heartily glad when recitations took his thoughts off the morrow.
half-past
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From this reading There was some punting and a light signal drill on the field in the afternoon, but it was all over by half-past four.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading KENWOOD SCORES Friday was a hard day to live through.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading Dick was heartily glad when recitations took his thoughts off the morrow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dick was heartily glad when recitations took his thoughts off the morrow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Excitement was in the very air and football tunes assailed one at every turn.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was some punting and a light signal drill on the field in the afternoon, but it was all over by half-past four.
KENWOOD
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From this reading KENWOOD SCORES Friday was a hard day to live through.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading There was some punting and a light signal drill on the field in the afternoon, but it was all over by half-past four.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading KENWOOD SCORES Friday was a hard day to live through.
morrownounUS /ˈmɑːroʊ/
the next day
From this reading Dick was heartily glad when recitations took his thoughts off the morrow.
easily agitated
From this reading For the players the day was a nervous period of suspense.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the players the day was a nervous period of suspense.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Dick was heartily glad when recitations took his thoughts off the morrow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was some punting and a light signal drill on the field in the afternoon, but it was all over by half-past four.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Excitement was in the very air and football tunes assailed one at every turn.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was some punting and a light signal drill on the field in the afternoon, but it was all over by half-past four.
an amount of time
From this reading For the players the day was a nervous period of suspense.
playersnounUS /ˈpleɪərz/
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading For the players the day was a nervous period of suspense.
puntingnoun
(football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground
From this reading There was some punting and a light signal drill on the field in the afternoon, but it was all over by half-past four.
recitationsnounUS /ˌresɪˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “recitation” — written matter that is recited from memory
From this reading Dick was heartily glad when recitations took his thoughts off the morrow.
SCORESnounUS /skɔːrz/
a large number or amount
From this reading KENWOOD SCORES Friday was a hard day to live through.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading There was some punting and a light signal drill on the field in the afternoon, but it was all over by half-past four.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There was some punting and a light signal drill on the field in the afternoon, but it was all over by half-past four.
suspensenounUS /səˈspens/
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading For the players the day was a nervous period of suspense.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Excitement was in the very air and football tunes assailed one at every turn.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was some punting and a light signal drill on the field in the afternoon, but it was all over by half-past four.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Dick was heartily glad when recitations took his thoughts off the morrow.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading KENWOOD SCORES Friday was a hard day to live through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KENWOOD SCORES Friday was a hard day to live through.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Dick was heartily glad when recitations took his thoughts off the morrow.
tunesnounUS /tuːnz/
plural of “tune” — a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading Excitement was in the very air and football tunes assailed one at every turn.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Excitement was in the very air and football tunes assailed one at every turn.
precisely as stated
From this reading Excitement was in the very air and football tunes assailed one at every turn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading KENWOOD SCORES Friday was a hard day to live through.
at the time that
From this reading Dick was heartily glad when recitations took his thoughts off the morrow.
