used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading HUGH MOVES AGAIN Events took place so fast that week that even Hugh’s composure was affected.
anew
From this reading HUGH MOVES AGAIN Events took place so fast that week that even Hugh’s composure was affected.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On Tuesday Coach Bonner began preparations for the Lawrence Textile game and every effort was made to develop the team’s offence.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading On Tuesday Coach Bonner began preparations for the Lawrence Textile game and every effort was made to develop the team’s offence.
blanketsnounUS /ˈblæŋkəts/
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading The second had to wait nearly twenty minutes for the first team, and, since the weather had turned cold with a vengeance, they wrapped themselves in blankets and huddled together out of the teeth of a brisk east wind.
Bonner
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From this reading On Tuesday Coach Bonner began preparations for the Lawrence Textile game and every effort was made to develop the team’s offence.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
quick and energetic
From this reading The second had to wait nearly twenty minutes for the first team, and, since the weather had turned cold with a vengeance, they wrapped themselves in blankets and huddled together out of the teeth of a brisk east wind.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time Coach Bonner sent his charges on the field the second team were pretty well chilled through and let-down.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
chargesnounUS /ˈtʃɑːrdʒəz/
plural of “charge” — an impetuous rush toward someone or something
From this reading By the time Coach Bonner sent his charges on the field the second team were pretty well chilled through and let-down.
chilledverbUS /tʃɪld/
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading By the time Coach Bonner sent his charges on the field the second team were pretty well chilled through and let-down.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading On Tuesday Coach Bonner began preparations for the Lawrence Textile game and every effort was made to develop the team’s offence.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The second had to wait nearly twenty minutes for the first team, and, since the weather had turned cold with a vengeance, they wrapped themselves in blankets and huddled together out of the teeth of a brisk east wind.
composurenounUS /kəmˈpoʊʒər/
steadiness of mind under stress
From this reading HUGH MOVES AGAIN Events took place so fast that week that even Hugh’s composure was affected.
developverbUS /dɪˈveləp/
make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
From this reading On Tuesday Coach Bonner began preparations for the Lawrence Textile game and every effort was made to develop the team’s offence.
drillverbUS /drɪl/
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading The second had to wait nearly twenty minutes for the first team, and, since the weather had turned cold with a vengeance, they wrapped themselves in blankets and huddled together out of the teeth of a brisk east wind.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading On Tuesday Coach Bonner began preparations for the Lawrence Textile game and every effort was made to develop the team’s offence.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
divisible by two
From this reading HUGH MOVES AGAIN Events took place so fast that week that even Hugh’s composure was affected.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading HUGH MOVES AGAIN Events took place so fast that week that even Hugh’s composure was affected.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading On Tuesday Coach Bonner began preparations for the Lawrence Textile game and every effort was made to develop the team’s offence.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading HUGH MOVES AGAIN Events took place so fast that week that even Hugh’s composure was affected.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading By the time Coach Bonner sent his charges on the field the second team were pretty well chilled through and let-down.
fifteen-minute
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From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The second had to wait nearly twenty minutes for the first team, and, since the weather had turned cold with a vengeance, they wrapped themselves in blankets and huddled together out of the teeth of a brisk east wind.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On Tuesday Coach Bonner began preparations for the Lawrence Textile game and every effort was made to develop the team’s offence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading On Tuesday Coach Bonner began preparations for the Lawrence Textile game and every effort was made to develop the team’s offence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The second had to wait nearly twenty minutes for the first team, and, since the weather had turned cold with a vengeance, they wrapped themselves in blankets and huddled together out of the teeth of a brisk east wind.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By the time Coach Bonner sent his charges on the field the second team were pretty well chilled through and let-down.
huddledadjectiveUS /ˈhʌdəld/
crowded or massed together
From this reading The second had to wait nearly twenty minutes for the first team, and, since the weather had turned cold with a vengeance, they wrapped themselves in blankets and huddled together out of the teeth of a brisk east wind.
HUGH
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From this reading HUGH MOVES AGAIN Events took place so fast that week that even Hugh’s composure was affected.
Hugh's
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From this reading HUGH MOVES AGAIN Events took place so fast that week that even Hugh’s composure was affected.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The second had to wait nearly twenty minutes for the first team, and, since the weather had turned cold with a vengeance, they wrapped themselves in blankets and huddled together out of the teeth of a brisk east wind.
LawrencenounUS /ˈlɔːrəns/
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading On Tuesday Coach Bonner began preparations for the Lawrence Textile game and every effort was made to develop the team’s offence.
lengthyadjectiveUS /ˈleŋθi/
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
let-down
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From this reading By the time Coach Bonner sent his charges on the field the second team were pretty well chilled through and let-down.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading On Tuesday Coach Bonner began preparations for the Lawrence Textile game and every effort was made to develop the team’s offence.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The second had to wait nearly twenty minutes for the first team, and, since the weather had turned cold with a vengeance, they wrapped themselves in blankets and huddled together out of the teeth of a brisk east wind.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
MOVESnounUS /muːvz/
plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something
From this reading HUGH MOVES AGAIN Events took place so fast that week that even Hugh’s composure was affected.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The second had to wait nearly twenty minutes for the first team, and, since the weather had turned cold with a vengeance, they wrapped themselves in blankets and huddled together out of the teeth of a brisk east wind.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The second had to wait nearly twenty minutes for the first team, and, since the weather had turned cold with a vengeance, they wrapped themselves in blankets and huddled together out of the teeth of a brisk east wind.
offencenoun
the action of attacking an enemy
From this reading On Tuesday Coach Bonner began preparations for the Lawrence Textile game and every effort was made to develop the team’s offence.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Tuesday Coach Bonner began preparations for the Lawrence Textile game and every effort was made to develop the team’s offence.
ordinarilyadverbUS /ˌɔːrdəˈnerəli/
under normal conditions
From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
periodsnounUS /ˈpɪriədz/
plural of “period” — an amount of time
From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading HUGH MOVES AGAIN Events took place so fast that week that even Hugh’s composure was affected.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
preparationsnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading On Tuesday Coach Bonner began preparations for the Lawrence Textile game and every effort was made to develop the team’s offence.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading By the time Coach Bonner sent his charges on the field the second team were pretty well chilled through and let-down.
scrimmagenounUS /ˈskrɪmɪdʒ/
(American football) practice play between a football team's squads
From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading By the time Coach Bonner sent his charges on the field the second team were pretty well chilled through and let-down.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The second had to wait nearly twenty minutes for the first team, and, since the weather had turned cold with a vengeance, they wrapped themselves in blankets and huddled together out of the teeth of a brisk east wind.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading HUGH MOVES AGAIN Events took place so fast that week that even Hugh’s composure was affected.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading The second had to wait nearly twenty minutes for the first team, and, since the weather had turned cold with a vengeance, they wrapped themselves in blankets and huddled together out of the teeth of a brisk east wind.
team'snounUS /tiːmz/
possessive form of “team” — a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading On Tuesday Coach Bonner began preparations for the Lawrence Textile game and every effort was made to develop the team’s offence.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading The second had to wait nearly twenty minutes for the first team, and, since the weather had turned cold with a vengeance, they wrapped themselves in blankets and huddled together out of the teeth of a brisk east wind.
TextilenounUS /ˈtekstaɪl/
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading On Tuesday Coach Bonner began preparations for the Lawrence Textile game and every effort was made to develop the team’s offence.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HUGH MOVES AGAIN Events took place so fast that week that even Hugh’s composure was affected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On Tuesday Coach Bonner began preparations for the Lawrence Textile game and every effort was made to develop the team’s offence.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The second had to wait nearly twenty minutes for the first team, and, since the weather had turned cold with a vengeance, they wrapped themselves in blankets and huddled together out of the teeth of a brisk east wind.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The second had to wait nearly twenty minutes for the first team, and, since the weather had turned cold with a vengeance, they wrapped themselves in blankets and huddled together out of the teeth of a brisk east wind.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading By the time Coach Bonner sent his charges on the field the second team were pretty well chilled through and let-down.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By the time Coach Bonner sent his charges on the field the second team were pretty well chilled through and let-down.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On Tuesday Coach Bonner began preparations for the Lawrence Textile game and every effort was made to develop the team’s offence.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The second had to wait nearly twenty minutes for the first team, and, since the weather had turned cold with a vengeance, they wrapped themselves in blankets and huddled together out of the teeth of a brisk east wind.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading HUGH MOVES AGAIN Events took place so fast that week that even Hugh’s composure was affected.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading On Tuesday Coach Bonner began preparations for the Lawrence Textile game and every effort was made to develop the team’s offence.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The second had to wait nearly twenty minutes for the first team, and, since the weather had turned cold with a vengeance, they wrapped themselves in blankets and huddled together out of the teeth of a brisk east wind.
twelve-minute
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From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The second had to wait nearly twenty minutes for the first team, and, since the weather had turned cold with a vengeance, they wrapped themselves in blankets and huddled together out of the teeth of a brisk east wind.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
vengeancenounUS /ˈvendʒəns/
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading The second had to wait nearly twenty minutes for the first team, and, since the weather had turned cold with a vengeance, they wrapped themselves in blankets and huddled together out of the teeth of a brisk east wind.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading The second had to wait nearly twenty minutes for the first team, and, since the weather had turned cold with a vengeance, they wrapped themselves in blankets and huddled together out of the teeth of a brisk east wind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HUGH MOVES AGAIN Events took place so fast that week that even Hugh’s composure was affected.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The second had to wait nearly twenty minutes for the first team, and, since the weather had turned cold with a vengeance, they wrapped themselves in blankets and huddled together out of the teeth of a brisk east wind.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading HUGH MOVES AGAIN Events took place so fast that week that even Hugh’s composure was affected.
(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 By the time Coach Bonner sent his charges on the field the second team were pretty well chilled through and let-down.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The second had to wait nearly twenty minutes for the first team, and, since the weather had turned cold with a vengeance, they wrapped themselves in blankets and huddled together out of the teeth of a brisk east wind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To this end, following a more than ordinarily lengthy and severe signal drill, during which three new plays were tried out, the scrimmage with the second was changed from two fifteen-minute to three twelve-minute periods.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading The second had to wait nearly twenty minutes for the first team, and, since the weather had turned cold with a vengeance, they wrapped themselves in blankets and huddled together out of the teeth of a brisk east wind.
