Chapter XXIX · The Tennis Game

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

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

past 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 Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising

From this reading Catherine Lambert had stared in amazement.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

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

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

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

From this reading Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

earlier than; in front of

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “Joy,” she exclaimed, “you don’t think that Muriel Storm can play well enough to enter the tournament, do you?”

first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)

From this reading Catherine Lambert had stared in amazement.

the status of being a champion

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

continue a certain state, condition, or activity

From this reading Joy had told the three with whom she had expected to play that she wished they would continue their plans and permit Muriel to take her place.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Joy,” she exclaimed, “you don’t think that Muriel Storm can play well enough to enter the tournament, do you?”

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From this reading “Joy,” she exclaimed, “you don’t think that Muriel Storm can play well enough to enter the tournament, do you?”

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading “Joy,” she exclaimed, “you don’t think that Muriel Storm can play well enough to enter the tournament, do you?”

to come or go into

From this reading “Joy,” she exclaimed, “you don’t think that Muriel Storm can play well enough to enter the tournament, do you?”

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

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

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading “Joy,” she exclaimed, “you don’t think that Muriel Storm can play well enough to enter the tournament, do you?”

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading Joy had told the three with whom she had expected to play that she wished they would continue their plans and permit Muriel to take her place.

fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

ranking above all others

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

having or deserving or conferring glory

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

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

From this reading Joy had told the three with whom she had expected to play that she wished they would continue their plans and permit Muriel to take her place.

only a very short time before

From this reading Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Joy had told the three with whom she had expected to play that she wished they would continue their plans and permit Muriel to take her place.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

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

From this reading Catherine Lambert had stared in amazement.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Joy had told the three with whom she had expected to play that she wished they would continue their plans and permit Muriel to take her place.

a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter

From this reading Catherine Lambert had stared in amazement.

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

and nothing more

From this reading Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

possessive form of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Joy had told the three with whom she had expected to play that she wished they would continue their plans and permit Muriel to take her place.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

a legal document giving official permission to do something

From this reading Joy had told the three with whom she had expected to play that she wished they would continue their plans and permit Muriel to take her place.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

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

From this reading Joy had told the three with whom she had expected to play that she wished they would continue their plans and permit Muriel to take her place.

participate in games or sport

From this reading Joy had told the three with whom she had expected to play that she wished they would continue their plans and permit Muriel to take her place.

a customary way of operation or behavior

From this reading Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

From this reading Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

only a very short time before

From this reading Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

an educational institution

From this reading Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

the context and environment in which something is set

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Joy had told the three with whom she had expected to play that she wished they would continue their plans and permit Muriel to take her place.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading Catherine Lambert had stared in amazement.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading “Joy,” she exclaimed, “you don’t think that Muriel Storm can play well enough to enter the tournament, do you?”

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

carry out

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Joy had told the three with whom she had expected to play that she wished they would continue their plans and permit Muriel to take her place.

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

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Joy had told the three with whom she had expected to play that she wished they would continue their plans and permit Muriel to take her place.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

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

From this reading Joy had told the three with whom she had expected to play that she wished they would continue their plans and permit Muriel to take her place.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading “Joy,” she exclaimed, “you don’t think that Muriel Storm can play well enough to enter the tournament, do you?”

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Joy had told the three with whom she had expected to play that she wished they would continue their plans and permit Muriel to take her place.

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

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Joy had told the three with whom she had expected to play that she wished they would continue their plans and permit Muriel to take her place.

a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner

From this reading “Joy,” she exclaimed, “you don’t think that Muriel Storm can play well enough to enter the tournament, do you?”

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

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

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

(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 “Joy,” she exclaimed, “you don’t think that Muriel Storm can play well enough to enter the tournament, do you?”

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading A glorious autumn day dawned, and great was the excitement at High Cliffs, for many interesting events were to take place before the setting of the sun, foremost among them being the contest for the tennis championship.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Joy had told the three with whom she had expected to play that she wished they would continue their plans and permit Muriel to take her place.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Then added: “Not but that I would be glad indeed to play with Muriel, but since she has had scarcely a month’s practice I merely thought her hardly well enough prepared; and, of course, we don’t want to fail so completely that we will be laughed at by the entire school.”

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading Joy had told the three with whom she had expected to play that she wished they would continue their plans and permit Muriel to take her place.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Joy had told the three with whom she had expected to play that she wished they would continue their plans and permit Muriel to take her place.

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

From this reading Joy had told the three with whom she had expected to play that she wished they would continue their plans and permit Muriel to take her place.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Joy,” she exclaimed, “you don’t think that Muriel Storm can play well enough to enter the tournament, do you?”