used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
(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 Weston, at quarter-back in place of Nick, got away on a sixty-five-yard run and all but scored.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The game dragged along uninterestingly until, in the final period, Coach Bonner put in a number of second-string players.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading That brought the two teams nearer equality and, although there was no more scoring, the last ten minutes contained several exciting incidents.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Weston, at quarter-back in place of Nick, got away on a sixty-five-yard run and all but scored.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Weston, at quarter-back in place of Nick, got away on a sixty-five-yard run and all but scored.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
Bonner
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From this reading The game dragged along uninterestingly until, in the final period, Coach Bonner put in a number of second-string players.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading That brought the two teams nearer equality and, although there was no more scoring, the last ten minutes contained several exciting incidents.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Weston, at quarter-back in place of Nick, got away on a sixty-five-yard run and all but scored.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading The game dragged along uninterestingly until, in the final period, Coach Bonner put in a number of second-string players.
gotten under control
From this reading That brought the two teams nearer equality and, although there was no more scoring, the last ten minutes contained several exciting incidents.
didn't
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From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading The game dragged along uninterestingly until, in the final period, Coach Bonner put in a number of second-string players.
equalitynounUS /ɪˈkwɑːləti/
the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status
From this reading That brought the two teams nearer equality and, although there was no more scoring, the last ten minutes contained several exciting incidents.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading That brought the two teams nearer equality and, although there was no more scoring, the last ten minutes contained several exciting incidents.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It was unseasonably warm for the first week in October and the players felt the heat.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading The game dragged along uninterestingly until, in the final period, Coach Bonner put in a number of second-string players.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was unseasonably warm for the first week in October and the players felt the heat.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was unseasonably warm for the first week in October and the players felt the heat.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Weston, at quarter-back in place of Nick, got away on a sixty-five-yard run and all but scored.
Grafton
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From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading It was unseasonably warm for the first week in October and the players felt the heat.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
Hugh
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From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was unseasonably warm for the first week in October and the players felt the heat.
incidentsnounUS /ˈɪnsədənts/
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading That brought the two teams nearer equality and, although there was no more scoring, the last ten minutes contained several exciting incidents.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was unseasonably warm for the first week in October and the players felt the heat.
immediately past
From this reading That brought the two teams nearer equality and, although there was no more scoring, the last ten minutes contained several exciting incidents.
LeedsnounUS /liːdz/
a city on the River Aire in West Yorkshire in northern England; a center of the clothing industry
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading That brought the two teams nearer equality and, although there was no more scoring, the last ten minutes contained several exciting incidents.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading That brought the two teams nearer equality and, although there was no more scoring, the last ten minutes contained several exciting incidents.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading That brought the two teams nearer equality and, although there was no more scoring, the last ten minutes contained several exciting incidents.
NickverbUS /nɪk/
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading Weston, at quarter-back in place of Nick, got away on a sixty-five-yard run and all but scored.
not any; not one
From this reading That brought the two teams nearer equality and, although there was no more scoring, the last ten minutes contained several exciting incidents.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading The game dragged along uninterestingly until, in the final period, Coach Bonner put in a number of second-string players.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading It was unseasonably warm for the first week in October and the players felt the heat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
an amount of time
From this reading The game dragged along uninterestingly until, in the final period, Coach Bonner put in a number of second-string players.
periodsnounUS /ˈpɪriədz/
plural of “period” — an amount of time
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Weston, at quarter-back in place of Nick, got away on a sixty-five-yard run and all but scored.
participate in games or sport
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
playersnounUS /ˈpleɪərz/
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading It was unseasonably warm for the first week in October and the players felt the heat.
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
probationnounUS /proʊˈbeɪʃən/
a trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The game dragged along uninterestingly until, in the final period, Coach Bonner put in a number of second-string players.
quarter-back
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From this reading Weston, at quarter-back in place of Nick, got away on a sixty-five-yard run and all but scored.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Weston, at quarter-back in place of Nick, got away on a sixty-five-yard run and all but scored.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
an educational institution
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
scoredverbUS /skɔːrd/
past form of “score” — gain points in a game
From this reading Weston, at quarter-back in place of Nick, got away on a sixty-five-yard run and all but scored.
scoringnounUS /ˈskɔːrɪŋ/
evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score
From this reading That brought the two teams nearer equality and, although there was no more scoring, the last ten minutes contained several exciting incidents.
second-stringadjective
being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team
From this reading The game dragged along uninterestingly until, in the final period, Coach Bonner put in a number of second-string players.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading That brought the two teams nearer equality and, although there was no more scoring, the last ten minutes contained several exciting incidents.
sixty-five-yard
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From this reading Weston, at quarter-back in place of Nick, got away on a sixty-five-yard run and all but scored.
StilesnounUS /staɪlz/
plural of “stile” — an upright that is a member in a door or window frame
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
teamsnounUS /tiːmz/
plural of “team” — a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading That brought the two teams nearer equality and, although there was no more scoring, the last ten minutes contained several exciting incidents.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
ten-minute
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From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
in or at that place or location
From this reading That brought the two teams nearer equality and, although there was no more scoring, the last ten minutes contained several exciting incidents.
THIRTEENnounUS /ˈθɜːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
twelve-minute
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From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
uninterestinglyadverb
in an uninteresting manner
From this reading The game dragged along uninterestingly until, in the final period, Coach Bonner put in a number of second-string players.
unseasonablyadverbUS /ənˈsiːzənəbli/
not in accordance with the season
From this reading It was unseasonably warm for the first week in October and the players felt the heat.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The game dragged along uninterestingly until, in the final period, Coach Bonner put in a number of second-string players.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It was unseasonably warm for the first week in October and the players felt the heat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was unseasonably warm for the first week in October and the players felt the heat.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It was unseasonably warm for the first week in October and the players felt the heat.
WestonnounUS /ˈwestən/
United States photographer(1886-1958)
From this reading Weston, at quarter-back in place of Nick, got away on a sixty-five-yard run and all but scored.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading THIRTEEN TO TEN Being on probation didn’t prevent Hugh from seeing the game that Saturday afternoon, and he and Guy and a lower middle youth named Stiles sat together through the best part of two hours and watched Grafton play two twelve-minute and two ten-minute periods with the Leeds High School team.
