used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That, in her excitement, she thought she was "rooting" at a basket-ball game at Briarwood, was not to be wondered at.
Ah-h-h
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From this reading Ruth heard her chum screaming: "S.B.--Ah-h-h!
(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 S.B.--All!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT THE RED MILL Helen, greatly excited, stood on the seat of the tonneau and cheered her brother on at the top of her voice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE RED MILL Helen, greatly excited, stood on the seat of the tonneau and cheered her brother on at the top of her voice.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading Ruth heard her chum screaming: "S.B.--Ah-h-h!
basket-ball
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From this reading That, in her excitement, she thought she was "rooting" at a basket-ball game at Briarwood, was not to be wondered at.
battle-cry
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From this reading S.B.--Ah-h-h Sound our battle-cry Near and far!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That, in her excitement, she thought she was "rooting" at a basket-ball game at Briarwood, was not to be wondered at.
Briarwoodnoun
wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes
From this reading That, in her excitement, she thought she was "rooting" at a basket-ball game at Briarwood, was not to be wondered at.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading AT THE RED MILL Helen, greatly excited, stood on the seat of the tonneau and cheered her brother on at the top of her voice.
cheeredverbUS /tʃɪrd/
past form of “cheer” — give encouragement to
From this reading AT THE RED MILL Helen, greatly excited, stood on the seat of the tonneau and cheered her brother on at the top of her voice.
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Ruth heard her chum screaming: "S.B.--Ah-h-h!
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading AT THE RED MILL Helen, greatly excited, stood on the seat of the tonneau and cheered her brother on at the top of her voice.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading That, in her excitement, she thought she was "rooting" at a basket-ball game at Briarwood, was not to be wondered at.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading S.B.--Ah-h-h Sound our battle-cry Near and far!
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading That, in her excitement, she thought she was "rooting" at a basket-ball game at Briarwood, was not to be wondered at.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading AT THE RED MILL Helen, greatly excited, stood on the seat of the tonneau and cheered her brother on at the top of her voice.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Ruth heard her chum screaming: "S.B.--Ah-h-h!
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading AT THE RED MILL Helen, greatly excited, stood on the seat of the tonneau and cheered her brother on at the top of her voice.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AT THE RED MILL Helen, greatly excited, stood on the seat of the tonneau and cheered her brother on at the top of her voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That, in her excitement, she thought she was "rooting" at a basket-ball game at Briarwood, was not to be wondered at.
MILLverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading AT THE RED MILL Helen, greatly excited, stood on the seat of the tonneau and cheered her brother on at the top of her voice.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading S.B.--Ah-h-h Sound our battle-cry Near and far!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That, in her excitement, she thought she was "rooting" at a basket-ball game at Briarwood, was not to be wondered at.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE RED MILL Helen, greatly excited, stood on the seat of the tonneau and cheered her brother on at the top of her voice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AT THE RED MILL Helen, greatly excited, stood on the seat of the tonneau and cheered her brother on at the top of her voice.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading S.B.--Ah-h-h Sound our battle-cry Near and far!
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading AT THE RED MILL Helen, greatly excited, stood on the seat of the tonneau and cheered her brother on at the top of her voice.
rootingnounUS /ˈruːtɪŋ/
the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow
From this reading That, in her excitement, she thought she was "rooting" at a basket-ball game at Briarwood, was not to be wondered at.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Ruth heard her chum screaming: "S.B.--Ah-h-h!
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Ruth heard her chum screaming: "S.B.--Ah-h-h!
screamingadjectiveUS /ˈskriːmɪŋ/
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading Ruth heard her chum screaming: "S.B.--Ah-h-h!
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading AT THE RED MILL Helen, greatly excited, stood on the seat of the tonneau and cheered her brother on at the top of her voice.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That, in her excitement, she thought she was "rooting" at a basket-ball game at Briarwood, was not to be wondered at.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading S.B.--Ah-h-h Sound our battle-cry Near and far!
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading AT THE RED MILL Helen, greatly excited, stood on the seat of the tonneau and cheered her brother on at the top of her voice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That, in her excitement, she thought she was "rooting" at a basket-ball game at Briarwood, was not to be wondered at.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE RED MILL Helen, greatly excited, stood on the seat of the tonneau and cheered her brother on at the top of her voice.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading That, in her excitement, she thought she was "rooting" at a basket-ball game at Briarwood, was not to be wondered at.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That, in her excitement, she thought she was "rooting" at a basket-ball game at Briarwood, was not to be wondered at.
tonneau
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From this reading AT THE RED MILL Helen, greatly excited, stood on the seat of the tonneau and cheered her brother on at the top of her voice.
the upper part of anything
From this reading AT THE RED MILL Helen, greatly excited, stood on the seat of the tonneau and cheered her brother on at the top of her voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading AT THE RED MILL Helen, greatly excited, stood on the seat of the tonneau and cheered her brother on at the top of her voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That, in her excitement, she thought she was "rooting" at a basket-ball game at Briarwood, was not to be wondered at.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading That, in her excitement, she thought she was "rooting" at a basket-ball game at Briarwood, was not to be wondered at.
