used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He's sick abed; just went down flat after reaching this town, and had to have a doctor."
abedadverbUS /əˈbed/
in bed
From this reading He's sick abed; just went down flat after reaching this town, and had to have a doctor."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He's sick abed; just went down flat after reaching this town, and had to have a doctor."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He's sick abed; just went down flat after reaching this town, and had to have a doctor."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading PHIL GETS HIS EYES OPEN "Too bad little Herbie Rackliff isn't here to witness the fate of his chum, the wonderful pitcher from Boston," laughed Jack Nelson.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
basesnounUS /ˈbeɪsəz/
plural of “base” — installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading PHIL GETS HIS EYES OPEN "Too bad little Herbie Rackliff isn't here to witness the fate of his chum, the wonderful pitcher from Boston," laughed Jack Nelson.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
catchernounUS /ˈkætʃɜːr/
(baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
ChipperadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪpər/
having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading PHIL GETS HIS EYES OPEN "Too bad little Herbie Rackliff isn't here to witness the fate of his chum, the wonderful pitcher from Boston," laughed Jack Nelson.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
CoopernounUS /ˈkuːpər/
United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
Crowell
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From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading He's sick abed; just went down flat after reaching this town, and had to have a doctor."
don't
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From this reading "Why, don't you know?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He's sick abed; just went down flat after reaching this town, and had to have a doctor."
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
EliotnounUS /ˈeliət/
British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
opinion or judgment
From this reading PHIL GETS HIS EYES OPEN "Too bad little Herbie Rackliff isn't here to witness the fate of his chum, the wonderful pitcher from Boston," laughed Jack Nelson.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading PHIL GETS HIS EYES OPEN "Too bad little Herbie Rackliff isn't here to witness the fate of his chum, the wonderful pitcher from Boston," laughed Jack Nelson.
promote over another
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading He's sick abed; just went down flat after reaching this town, and had to have a doctor."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading PHIL GETS HIS EYES OPEN "Too bad little Herbie Rackliff isn't here to witness the fate of his chum, the wonderful pitcher from Boston," laughed Jack Nelson.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading PHIL GETS HIS EYES OPEN "Too bad little Herbie Rackliff isn't here to witness the fate of his chum, the wonderful pitcher from Boston," laughed Jack Nelson.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He's sick abed; just went down flat after reaching this town, and had to have a doctor."
halfwayadjectiveUS /ˈhæfˈweɪ/
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He's sick abed; just went down flat after reaching this town, and had to have a doctor."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
He's
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From this reading He's sick abed; just went down flat after reaching this town, and had to have a doctor."
Herbie
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From this reading PHIL GETS HIS EYES OPEN "Too bad little Herbie Rackliff isn't here to witness the fate of his chum, the wonderful pitcher from Boston," laughed Jack Nelson.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading PHIL GETS HIS EYES OPEN "Too bad little Herbie Rackliff isn't here to witness the fate of his chum, the wonderful pitcher from Boston," laughed Jack Nelson.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PHIL GETS HIS EYES OPEN "Too bad little Herbie Rackliff isn't here to witness the fate of his chum, the wonderful pitcher from Boston," laughed Jack Nelson.
cause to move by striking
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is Rackliff?" questioned Stone.
isn't
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From this reading PHIL GETS HIS EYES OPEN "Too bad little Herbie Rackliff isn't here to witness the fate of his chum, the wonderful pitcher from Boston," laughed Jack Nelson.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
a small worthless amount
From this reading PHIL GETS HIS EYES OPEN "Too bad little Herbie Rackliff isn't here to witness the fate of his chum, the wonderful pitcher from Boston," laughed Jack Nelson.
and nothing more
From this reading He's sick abed; just went down flat after reaching this town, and had to have a doctor."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Why, don't you know?
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading PHIL GETS HIS EYES OPEN "Too bad little Herbie Rackliff isn't here to witness the fate of his chum, the wonderful pitcher from Boston," laughed Jack Nelson.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading PHIL GETS HIS EYES OPEN "Too bad little Herbie Rackliff isn't here to witness the fate of his chum, the wonderful pitcher from Boston," laughed Jack Nelson.
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
NelsonnounUS /ˈnelsən/
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading PHIL GETS HIS EYES OPEN "Too bad little Herbie Rackliff isn't here to witness the fate of his chum, the wonderful pitcher from Boston," laughed Jack Nelson.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PHIL GETS HIS EYES OPEN "Too bad little Herbie Rackliff isn't here to witness the fate of his chum, the wonderful pitcher from Boston," laughed Jack Nelson.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
and nothing more
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading PHIL GETS HIS EYES OPEN "Too bad little Herbie Rackliff isn't here to witness the fate of his chum, the wonderful pitcher from Boston," laughed Jack Nelson.
PHIL
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From this reading PHIL GETS HIS EYES OPEN "Too bad little Herbie Rackliff isn't here to witness the fate of his chum, the wonderful pitcher from Boston," laughed Jack Nelson.
pitchernounUS /ˈpɪtʃər/
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading PHIL GETS HIS EYES OPEN "Too bad little Herbie Rackliff isn't here to witness the fate of his chum, the wonderful pitcher from Boston," laughed Jack Nelson.
questionedverbUS /ˈkwestʃənd/
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Where is Rackliff?" questioned Stone.
Rackliff
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From this reading PHIL GETS HIS EYES OPEN "Too bad little Herbie Rackliff isn't here to witness the fate of his chum, the wonderful pitcher from Boston," laughed Jack Nelson.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading He's sick abed; just went down flat after reaching this town, and had to have a doctor."
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
scoopedverbUS /skuːpt/
past form of “scoop” — take out or up with or as if with a scoop
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading He's sick abed; just went down flat after reaching this town, and had to have a doctor."
and nothing more
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
slabnounUS /slæb/
block consisting of a thick piece of something
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
snappedverbUS /snæpt/
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "Where is Rackliff?" questioned Stone.
successive (without a break)
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PHIL GETS HIS EYES OPEN "Too bad little Herbie Rackliff isn't here to witness the fate of his chum, the wonderful pitcher from Boston," laughed Jack Nelson.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He's sick abed; just went down flat after reaching this town, and had to have a doctor."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PHIL GETS HIS EYES OPEN "Too bad little Herbie Rackliff isn't here to witness the fate of his chum, the wonderful pitcher from Boston," laughed Jack Nelson.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading PHIL GETS HIS EYES OPEN "Too bad little Herbie Rackliff isn't here to witness the fate of his chum, the wonderful pitcher from Boston," laughed Jack Nelson.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading He's sick abed; just went down flat after reaching this town, and had to have a doctor."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He's sick abed; just went down flat after reaching this town, and had to have a doctor."
at the time that
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is Rackliff?" questioned Stone.
which person or people
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, don't you know?
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the bases full, Chipper Cooper longed for a handsome clean drive; but fortune seemed to favor Crowell, for when Chipper did hit the ball he simply rolled it straight at the man on the slab, who scooped it and snapped it back to the catcher with Eliot only a little more than halfway down the line from third.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading PHIL GETS HIS EYES OPEN "Too bad little Herbie Rackliff isn't here to witness the fate of his chum, the wonderful pitcher from Boston," laughed Jack Nelson.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading PHIL GETS HIS EYES OPEN "Too bad little Herbie Rackliff isn't here to witness the fate of his chum, the wonderful pitcher from Boston," laughed Jack Nelson.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, don't you know?
