used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL" "Oh, what we'll do to Ballard Will surely be a shame!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
aghastadjectiveUS /əˈɡæst/
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading "Land o' Goshen!" reflected the sunny-souled Senior, aghast.
ALL'S
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From this reading "ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL" "Oh, what we'll do to Ballard Will surely be a shame!
using the voice; not silently
From this reading The versatile youth, having just composed a song with which to encourage Bannister elevens in the future, was reading it aloud, when his mind was torpedoed by a most startling thought.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We'll push their team clear off the field And win the football game!"
anglenounUS /ˈæŋɡəl/
the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
atopadverbUS /əˈtɑːp/
on, to, or at the top
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
awakeningnounUS /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/
the act of waking
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
Ballard
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From this reading "ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL" "Oh, what we'll do to Ballard Will surely be a shame!
BannisternounUS /ˈbænəstər/
English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL" "Oh, what we'll do to Ballard Will surely be a shame!
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The versatile youth, having just composed a song with which to encourage Bannister elevens in the future, was reading it aloud, when his mind was torpedoed by a most startling thought.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
rid of obstructions
From this reading We'll push their team clear off the field And win the football game!"
serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress
From this reading The versatile youth, having just composed a song with which to encourage Bannister elevens in the future, was reading it aloud, when his mind was torpedoed by a most startling thought.
cozyadjectiveUS /ˈkoʊzi/
enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL" "Oh, what we'll do to Ballard Will surely be a shame!
elevensnounUS /ɪˈlevənz/
plural of “eleven” — the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
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encourageverbUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒ/
contribute to the progress or growth of
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plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL" "Oh, what we'll do to Ballard Will surely be a shame!
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading We'll push their team clear off the field And win the football game!"
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
footballnounUS /ˈfʊtbɔːl/
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading We'll push their team clear off the field And win the football game!"
yet to be or coming
From this reading The versatile youth, having just composed a song with which to encourage Bannister elevens in the future, was reading it aloud, when his mind was torpedoed by a most startling thought.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading We'll push their team clear off the field And win the football game!"
Goshen
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From this reading "Land o' Goshen!" reflected the sunny-souled Senior, aghast.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
HamiltonnounUS /ˈhæməltən/
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
Haviland
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havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
HicksnounUS /hɪks/
plural of “hick” — a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The versatile youth, having just composed a song with which to encourage Bannister elevens in the future, was reading it aloud, when his mind was torpedoed by a most startling thought.
JrnounUS /ˈdʒuːnjər/
a son who has the same first name as his father
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
and nothing more
From this reading The versatile youth, having just composed a song with which to encourage Bannister elevens in the future, was reading it aloud, when his mind was torpedoed by a most startling thought.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "Land o' Goshen!" reflected the sunny-souled Senior, aghast.
Latham
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The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The versatile youth, having just composed a song with which to encourage Bannister elevens in the future, was reading it aloud, when his mind was torpedoed by a most startling thought.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The versatile youth, having just composed a song with which to encourage Bannister elevens in the future, was reading it aloud, when his mind was torpedoed by a most startling thought.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Land o' Goshen!" reflected the sunny-souled Senior, aghast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We'll push their team clear off the field And win the football game!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL" "Oh, what we'll do to Ballard Will surely be a shame!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
perilousadjectiveUS /ˈperələs/
fraught with danger
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
pushverbUS /pʊʃ/
move with force
From this reading We'll push their team clear off the field And win the football game!"
radiatornounUS /ˈreɪdieɪtər/
any object that radiates energy
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading The versatile youth, having just composed a song with which to encourage Bannister elevens in the future, was reading it aloud, when his mind was torpedoed by a most startling thought.
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading "Land o' Goshen!" reflected the sunny-souled Senior, aghast.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
SenioradjectiveUS /ˈsiːnjər/
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading "Land o' Goshen!" reflected the sunny-souled Senior, aghast.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading "ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL" "Oh, what we'll do to Ballard Will surely be a shame!
a short musical composition with words
From this reading The versatile youth, having just composed a song with which to encourage Bannister elevens in the future, was reading it aloud, when his mind was torpedoed by a most startling thought.
startlingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ/
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
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sunny-souled
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From this reading "Land o' Goshen!" reflected the sunny-souled Senior, aghast.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL" "Oh, what we'll do to Ballard Will surely be a shame!
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading We'll push their team clear off the field And win the football game!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL" "Oh, what we'll do to Ballard Will surely be a shame!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We'll push their team clear off the field And win the football game!"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We'll push their team clear off the field And win the football game!"
Thor's
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the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The versatile youth, having just composed a song with which to encourage Bannister elevens in the future, was reading it aloud, when his mind was torpedoed by a most startling thought.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
push forcefully
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
tiltedadjectiveUS /ˈtɪltɪd/
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL" "Oh, what we'll do to Ballard Will surely be a shame!
torpedoedverbUS /tɔːrˈpiːdoʊd/
past form of “torpedo” — attack or hit with torpedoes
From this reading The versatile youth, having just composed a song with which to encourage Bannister elevens in the future, was reading it aloud, when his mind was torpedoed by a most startling thought.
versatileadjectiveUS /ˈvɜːrsətəl/
having great diversity or variety
From this reading The versatile youth, having just composed a song with which to encourage Bannister elevens in the future, was reading it aloud, when his mind was torpedoed by a most startling thought.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The versatile youth, having just composed a song with which to encourage Bannister elevens in the future, was reading it aloud, when his mind was torpedoed by a most startling thought.
we'll
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From this reading "ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL" "Oh, what we'll do to Ballard Will surely be a shame!
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
(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 "ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL" "Oh, what we'll do to Ballard Will surely be a shame!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL" "Oh, what we'll do to Ballard Will surely be a shame!
at the time that
From this reading The versatile youth, having just composed a song with which to encourage Bannister elevens in the future, was reading it aloud, when his mind was torpedoed by a most startling thought.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The versatile youth, having just composed a song with which to encourage Bannister elevens in the future, was reading it aloud, when his mind was torpedoed by a most startling thought.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL" "Oh, what we'll do to Ballard Will surely be a shame!
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading We'll push their team clear off the field And win the football game!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., one night three days after the first big game, that with Hamilton, a week following Thor's great awakening in the Latham game, sat in his cozy room, having assumed his favorite position--chair tilted back at a perilous angle and feet thrust atop of the radiator.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading The versatile youth, having just composed a song with which to encourage Bannister elevens in the future, was reading it aloud, when his mind was torpedoed by a most startling thought.
