used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading There were afternoons for practice, of course, when the full team was expected to be on deck, and renew their acquaintance with the many intricacies of the game as taught by Coach Saunders.
afternoonsnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːnz/
plural of “afternoon” — the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading There were afternoons for practice, of course, when the full team was expected to be on deck, and renew their acquaintance with the many intricacies of the game as taught by Coach Saunders.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were afternoons for practice, of course, when the full team was expected to be on deck, and renew their acquaintance with the many intricacies of the game as taught by Coach Saunders.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As there would be no championship game the coming Saturday for Scranton High the town settled back into its ordinary condition, so far as the young people went.
aspirantsnounUS /ˈæspərənts/
plural of “aspirant” — an ambitious and aspiring young person
From this reading Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Still every other day the boys were at liberty to go and come as they pleased.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading As there would be no championship game the coming Saturday for Scranton High the town settled back into its ordinary condition, so far as the young people went.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
baseballnounUS /ˈbeɪsˈbɔːl/
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As there would be no championship game the coming Saturday for Scranton High the town settled back into its ordinary condition, so far as the young people went.
blackberriesnounUS /ˈblækberiz/
plural of “blackberry” — large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus
From this reading Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Still every other day the boys were at liberty to go and come as they pleased.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There were afternoons for practice, of course, when the full team was expected to be on deck, and renew their acquaintance with the many intricacies of the game as taught by Coach Saunders.
championshipnounUS /ˈtʃæmpiənʃɪp/
the status of being a champion
From this reading As there would be no championship game the coming Saturday for Scranton High the town settled back into its ordinary condition, so far as the young people went.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading There were afternoons for practice, of course, when the full team was expected to be on deck, and renew their acquaintance with the many intricacies of the game as taught by Coach Saunders.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Still every other day the boys were at liberty to go and come as they pleased.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading As there would be no championship game the coming Saturday for Scranton High the town settled back into its ordinary condition, so far as the young people went.
a state at a particular time
From this reading As there would be no championship game the coming Saturday for Scranton High the town settled back into its ordinary condition, so far as the young people went.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading There were afternoons for practice, of course, when the full team was expected to be on deck, and renew their acquaintance with the many intricacies of the game as taught by Coach Saunders.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Still every other day the boys were at liberty to go and come as they pleased.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading WHAT THAD SAW Some days passed.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading There were afternoons for practice, of course, when the full team was expected to be on deck, and renew their acquaintance with the many intricacies of the game as taught by Coach Saunders.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Still every other day the boys were at liberty to go and come as they pleased.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading There were afternoons for practice, of course, when the full team was expected to be on deck, and renew their acquaintance with the many intricacies of the game as taught by Coach Saunders.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading As there would be no championship game the coming Saturday for Scranton High the town settled back into its ordinary condition, so far as the young people went.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As there would be no championship game the coming Saturday for Scranton High the town settled back into its ordinary condition, so far as the young people went.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading There were afternoons for practice, of course, when the full team was expected to be on deck, and renew their acquaintance with the many intricacies of the game as taught by Coach Saunders.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading As there would be no championship game the coming Saturday for Scranton High the town settled back into its ordinary condition, so far as the young people went.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Still every other day the boys were at liberty to go and come as they pleased.
groundsnounUS /ɡraʊndz/
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
handyadjectiveUS /ˈhændi/
easy to reach
From this reading Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading As there would be no championship game the coming Saturday for Scranton High the town settled back into its ordinary condition, so far as the young people went.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As there would be no championship game the coming Saturday for Scranton High the town settled back into its ordinary condition, so far as the young people went.
intricaciesnounUS /ˈɪntrəkəsiz/
plural of “intricacy” — marked by elaborately complex detail
From this reading There were afternoons for practice, of course, when the full team was expected to be on deck, and renew their acquaintance with the many intricacies of the game as taught by Coach Saunders.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As there would be no championship game the coming Saturday for Scranton High the town settled back into its ordinary condition, so far as the young people went.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Still every other day the boys were at liberty to go and come as they pleased.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There were afternoons for practice, of course, when the full team was expected to be on deck, and renew their acquaintance with the many intricacies of the game as taught by Coach Saunders.
not any; not one
From this reading As there would be no championship game the coming Saturday for Scranton High the town settled back into its ordinary condition, so far as the young people went.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were afternoons for practice, of course, when the full team was expected to be on deck, and renew their acquaintance with the many intricacies of the game as taught by Coach Saunders.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were afternoons for practice, of course, when the full team was expected to be on deck, and renew their acquaintance with the many intricacies of the game as taught by Coach Saunders.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading As there would be no championship game the coming Saturday for Scranton High the town settled back into its ordinary condition, so far as the young people went.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Still every other day the boys were at liberty to go and come as they pleased.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading WHAT THAD SAW Some days passed.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading As there would be no championship game the coming Saturday for Scranton High the town settled back into its ordinary condition, so far as the young people went.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Still every other day the boys were at liberty to go and come as they pleased.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading There were afternoons for practice, of course, when the full team was expected to be on deck, and renew their acquaintance with the many intricacies of the game as taught by Coach Saunders.
regularlyadverbUS /ˈreɡjələrli/
in a regular manner
From this reading Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
renewverbUS /rɪˈnuː/
reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
From this reading There were afternoons for practice, of course, when the full team was expected to be on deck, and renew their acquaintance with the many intricacies of the game as taught by Coach Saunders.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading As there would be no championship game the coming Saturday for Scranton High the town settled back into its ordinary condition, so far as the young people went.
Saunders
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were afternoons for practice, of course, when the full team was expected to be on deck, and renew their acquaintance with the many intricacies of the game as taught by Coach Saunders.
cut with a saw
From this reading WHAT THAD SAW Some days passed.
ScrantonnounUS /ˈskræntən/
an industrial city of northeastern Pennsylvania
From this reading As there would be no championship game the coming Saturday for Scranton High the town settled back into its ordinary condition, so far as the young people went.
scrubverbUS /skrʌb/
clean with hard rubbing
From this reading Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading As there would be no championship game the coming Saturday for Scranton High the town settled back into its ordinary condition, so far as the young people went.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As there would be no championship game the coming Saturday for Scranton High the town settled back into its ordinary condition, so far as the young people went.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading WHAT THAD SAW Some days passed.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still every other day the boys were at liberty to go and come as they pleased.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading There were afternoons for practice, of course, when the full team was expected to be on deck, and renew their acquaintance with the many intricacies of the game as taught by Coach Saunders.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading There were afternoons for practice, of course, when the full team was expected to be on deck, and renew their acquaintance with the many intricacies of the game as taught by Coach Saunders.
THAD
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From this reading WHAT THAD SAW Some days passed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As there would be no championship game the coming Saturday for Scranton High the town settled back into its ordinary condition, so far as the young people went.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There were afternoons for practice, of course, when the full team was expected to be on deck, and renew their acquaintance with the many intricacies of the game as taught by Coach Saunders.
in or at that place or location
From this reading As there would be no championship game the coming Saturday for Scranton High the town settled back into its ordinary condition, so far as the young people went.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still every other day the boys were at liberty to go and come as they pleased.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were afternoons for practice, of course, when the full team was expected to be on deck, and renew their acquaintance with the many intricacies of the game as taught by Coach Saunders.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading As there would be no championship game the coming Saturday for Scranton High the town settled back into its ordinary condition, so far as the young people went.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were afternoons for practice, of course, when the full team was expected to be on deck, and renew their acquaintance with the many intricacies of the game as taught by Coach Saunders.
(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 Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As there would be no championship game the coming Saturday for Scranton High the town settled back into its ordinary condition, so far as the young people went.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were afternoons for practice, of course, when the full team was expected to be on deck, and renew their acquaintance with the many intricacies of the game as taught by Coach Saunders.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT THAD SAW Some days passed.
at the time that
From this reading There were afternoons for practice, of course, when the full team was expected to be on deck, and renew their acquaintance with the many intricacies of the game as taught by Coach Saunders.
in or at the place that
From this reading Some made it a religious duty, as well as pleasure, to show up regularly at the ball grounds, where there were always enough fellows handy to get up a scrub game, for baseball aspirants were as thick as blackberries in August around Scranton that season.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were afternoons for practice, of course, when the full team was expected to be on deck, and renew their acquaintance with the many intricacies of the game as taught by Coach Saunders.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As there would be no championship game the coming Saturday for Scranton High the town settled back into its ordinary condition, so far as the young people went.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading As there would be no championship game the coming Saturday for Scranton High the town settled back into its ordinary condition, so far as the young people went.
