used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Connolly was a mutt--couldn't take him--but Jack Emmett--there wasn't any reason to be seen for that.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "What chance have I against all these bully fellows," he was saying to himself in his soul, "even if I do happen to be crew captain?
(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 "What chance have I against all these bully fellows," he was saying to himself in his soul, "even if I do happen to be crew captain?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it's just muscles I've got--I'm not clever--I don't hit it off with the crowd--I've done nothing for Yale, but just for the crew.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Connolly was a mutt--couldn't take him--but Jack Emmett--there wasn't any reason to be seen for that.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Yet five years before Jack Emmett, captain of the crew, had not been taken; only two years back Bert Connolly, captain of the foot-ball team, had not been taken.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What chance have I against all these bully fellows," he was saying to himself in his soul, "even if I do happen to be crew captain?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Yet five years before Jack Emmett, captain of the crew, had not been taken; only two years back Bert Connolly, captain of the foot-ball team, had not been taken.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Yet five years before Jack Emmett, captain of the crew, had not been taken; only two years back Bert Connolly, captain of the foot-ball team, had not been taken.
Bert
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From this reading Yet five years before Jack Emmett, captain of the crew, had not been taken; only two years back Bert Connolly, captain of the foot-ball team, had not been taken.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The girl, watching the big chap's unconscious face, knew well what was in his mind.
bullynounUS /ˈbʊli/
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading "What chance have I against all these bully fellows," he was saying to himself in his soul, "even if I do happen to be crew captain?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Connolly was a mutt--couldn't take him--but Jack Emmett--there wasn't any reason to be seen for that.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Yet five years before Jack Emmett, captain of the crew, had not been taken; only two years back Bert Connolly, captain of the foot-ball team, had not been taken.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "What chance have I against all these bully fellows," he was saying to himself in his soul, "even if I do happen to be crew captain?
chap's
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From this reading The girl, watching the big chap's unconscious face, knew well what was in his mind.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading And it's just muscles I've got--I'm not clever--I don't hit it off with the crowd--I've done nothing for Yale, but just for the crew.
ConnollynounUS /ˈkɔːnəli/
United States tennis player who was the first woman to win the United States, British, French, and Australian championships in the same year (1953) (1934-1969)
From this reading Yet five years before Jack Emmett, captain of the crew, had not been taken; only two years back Bert Connolly, captain of the foot-ball team, had not been taken.
couldn't
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From this reading Connolly was a mutt--couldn't take him--but Jack Emmett--there wasn't any reason to be seen for that.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading Yet five years before Jack Emmett, captain of the crew, had not been taken; only two years back Bert Connolly, captain of the foot-ball team, had not been taken.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading And it's just muscles I've got--I'm not clever--I don't hit it off with the crowd--I've done nothing for Yale, but just for the crew.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What chance have I against all these bully fellows," he was saying to himself in his soul, "even if I do happen to be crew captain?
don't
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From this reading And it's just muscles I've got--I'm not clever--I don't hit it off with the crowd--I've done nothing for Yale, but just for the crew.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading And it's just muscles I've got--I'm not clever--I don't hit it off with the crowd--I've done nothing for Yale, but just for the crew.
Emmett
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From this reading Yet five years before Jack Emmett, captain of the crew, had not been taken; only two years back Bert Connolly, captain of the foot-ball team, had not been taken.
divisible by two
From this reading "What chance have I against all these bully fellows," he was saying to himself in his soul, "even if I do happen to be crew captain?
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The girl, watching the big chap's unconscious face, knew well what was in his mind.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "What chance have I against all these bully fellows," he was saying to himself in his soul, "even if I do happen to be crew captain?
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Yet five years before Jack Emmett, captain of the crew, had not been taken; only two years back Bert Connolly, captain of the foot-ball team, had not been taken.
foot-ball
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From this reading Yet five years before Jack Emmett, captain of the crew, had not been taken; only two years back Bert Connolly, captain of the foot-ball team, had not been taken.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Connolly was a mutt--couldn't take him--but Jack Emmett--there wasn't any reason to be seen for that.
a young female
From this reading The girl, watching the big chap's unconscious face, knew well what was in his mind.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And it's just muscles I've got--I'm not clever--I don't hit it off with the crowd--I've done nothing for Yale, but just for the crew.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet five years before Jack Emmett, captain of the crew, had not been taken; only two years back Bert Connolly, captain of the foot-ball team, had not been taken.
come to pass
From this reading "What chance have I against all these bully fellows," he was saying to himself in his soul, "even if I do happen to be crew captain?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What chance have I against all these bully fellows," he was saying to himself in his soul, "even if I do happen to be crew captain?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What chance have I against all these bully fellows," he was saying to himself in his soul, "even if I do happen to be crew captain?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Connolly was a mutt--couldn't take him--but Jack Emmett--there wasn't any reason to be seen for that.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "What chance have I against all these bully fellows," he was saying to himself in his soul, "even if I do happen to be crew captain?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl, watching the big chap's unconscious face, knew well what was in his mind.
cause to move by striking
From this reading And it's just muscles I've got--I'm not clever--I don't hit it off with the crowd--I've done nothing for Yale, but just for the crew.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What chance have I against all these bully fellows," he was saying to himself in his soul, "even if I do happen to be crew captain?
I'm
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From this reading And it's just muscles I've got--I'm not clever--I don't hit it off with the crowd--I've done nothing for Yale, but just for the crew.
I've
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From this reading And it's just muscles I've got--I'm not clever--I don't hit it off with the crowd--I've done nothing for Yale, but just for the crew.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "What chance have I against all these bully fellows," he was saying to himself in his soul, "even if I do happen to be crew captain?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girl, watching the big chap's unconscious face, knew well what was in his mind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it's just muscles I've got--I'm not clever--I don't hit it off with the crowd--I've done nothing for Yale, but just for the crew.
it's
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From this reading And it's just muscles I've got--I'm not clever--I don't hit it off with the crowd--I've done nothing for Yale, but just for the crew.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Yet five years before Jack Emmett, captain of the crew, had not been taken; only two years back Bert Connolly, captain of the foot-ball team, had not been taken.
and nothing more
From this reading And it's just muscles I've got--I'm not clever--I don't hit it off with the crowd--I've done nothing for Yale, but just for the crew.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The girl, watching the big chap's unconscious face, knew well what was in his mind.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The girl, watching the big chap's unconscious face, knew well what was in his mind.
musclesnounUS /ˈmʌsəlz/
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading And it's just muscles I've got--I'm not clever--I don't hit it off with the crowd--I've done nothing for Yale, but just for the crew.
muttnounUS /mʌt/
an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
From this reading Connolly was a mutt--couldn't take him--but Jack Emmett--there wasn't any reason to be seen for that.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet five years before Jack Emmett, captain of the crew, had not been taken; only two years back Bert Connolly, captain of the foot-ball team, had not been taken.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And it's just muscles I've got--I'm not clever--I don't hit it off with the crowd--I've done nothing for Yale, but just for the crew.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet five years before Jack Emmett, captain of the crew, had not been taken; only two years back Bert Connolly, captain of the foot-ball team, had not been taken.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And it's just muscles I've got--I'm not clever--I don't hit it off with the crowd--I've done nothing for Yale, but just for the crew.
and nothing more
From this reading Yet five years before Jack Emmett, captain of the crew, had not been taken; only two years back Bert Connolly, captain of the foot-ball team, had not been taken.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Connolly was a mutt--couldn't take him--but Jack Emmett--there wasn't any reason to be seen for that.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading "What chance have I against all these bully fellows," he was saying to himself in his soul, "even if I do happen to be crew captain?
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Connolly was a mutt--couldn't take him--but Jack Emmett--there wasn't any reason to be seen for that.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "What chance have I against all these bully fellows," he was saying to himself in his soul, "even if I do happen to be crew captain?
carry out
From this reading Connolly was a mutt--couldn't take him--but Jack Emmett--there wasn't any reason to be seen for that.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Yet five years before Jack Emmett, captain of the crew, had not been taken; only two years back Bert Connolly, captain of the foot-ball team, had not been taken.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading Yet five years before Jack Emmett, captain of the crew, had not been taken; only two years back Bert Connolly, captain of the foot-ball team, had not been taken.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Connolly was a mutt--couldn't take him--but Jack Emmett--there wasn't any reason to be seen for that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet five years before Jack Emmett, captain of the crew, had not been taken; only two years back Bert Connolly, captain of the foot-ball team, had not been taken.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Connolly was a mutt--couldn't take him--but Jack Emmett--there wasn't any reason to be seen for that.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "What chance have I against all these bully fellows," he was saying to himself in his soul, "even if I do happen to be crew captain?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What chance have I against all these bully fellows," he was saying to himself in his soul, "even if I do happen to be crew captain?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Yet five years before Jack Emmett, captain of the crew, had not been taken; only two years back Bert Connolly, captain of the foot-ball team, had not been taken.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading The girl, watching the big chap's unconscious face, knew well what was in his mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The girl, watching the big chap's unconscious face, knew well what was in his mind.
wasn't
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From this reading Connolly was a mutt--couldn't take him--but Jack Emmett--there wasn't any reason to be seen for that.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading The girl, watching the big chap's unconscious face, knew well what was in his mind.
(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 The girl, watching the big chap's unconscious face, knew well what was in his mind.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The girl, watching the big chap's unconscious face, knew well what was in his mind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And it's just muscles I've got--I'm not clever--I don't hit it off with the crowd--I've done nothing for Yale, but just for the crew.
YalenounUS /jeɪl/
a university in Connecticut
From this reading And it's just muscles I've got--I'm not clever--I don't hit it off with the crowd--I've done nothing for Yale, but just for the crew.
a late time of life
From this reading Yet five years before Jack Emmett, captain of the crew, had not been taken; only two years back Bert Connolly, captain of the foot-ball team, had not been taken.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet five years before Jack Emmett, captain of the crew, had not been taken; only two years back Bert Connolly, captain of the foot-ball team, had not been taken.
