used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WYNDHAM PLAYS WOLCOTT Friday was an unreal sort of a day to Clif.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WYNDHAM PLAYS WOLCOTT Friday was an unreal sort of a day to Clif.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He made a miserable fizzle of three recitations and conducted himself generally as though he was sleep-walking.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Then he came out of his trance and trotted around the field at the end of a line of seven third-string players, trying to get the signals right when Braley barked them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He made a miserable fizzle of three recitations and conducted himself generally as though he was sleep-walking.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was only at three-thirty that he really became conscious.
barkedverbUS /bɑːrkt/
past form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading Then he came out of his trance and trotted around the field at the end of a line of seven third-string players, trying to get the signals right when Braley barked them.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It was only at three-thirty that he really became conscious.
Braley
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From this reading Then he came out of his trance and trotted around the field at the end of a line of seven third-string players, trying to get the signals right when Braley barked them.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then he came out of his trance and trotted around the field at the end of a line of seven third-string players, trying to get the signals right when Braley barked them.
Clif
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From this reading WYNDHAM PLAYS WOLCOTT Friday was an unreal sort of a day to Clif.
conductedverbUS /kənˈdʌktəd/
past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading He made a miserable fizzle of three recitations and conducted himself generally as though he was sleep-walking.
intentionally conceived
From this reading It was only at three-thirty that he really became conscious.
consistedverbUS /kənˈsɪstəd/
past form of “consist” — originate
From this reading Two other squads indulged in the same recreation; and there were several fellows left out, at that, for the Wyndham First Team now consisted of thirty-seven players.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading WYNDHAM PLAYS WOLCOTT Friday was an unreal sort of a day to Clif.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Then he came out of his trance and trotted around the field at the end of a line of seven third-string players, trying to get the signals right when Braley barked them.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Two other squads indulged in the same recreation; and there were several fellows left out, at that, for the Wyndham First Team now consisted of thirty-seven players.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Then he came out of his trance and trotted around the field at the end of a line of seven third-string players, trying to get the signals right when Braley barked them.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Two other squads indulged in the same recreation; and there were several fellows left out, at that, for the Wyndham First Team now consisted of thirty-seven players.
fizzleverbUS /ˈfɪzəl/
end weakly
From this reading He made a miserable fizzle of three recitations and conducted himself generally as though he was sleep-walking.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Two other squads indulged in the same recreation; and there were several fellows left out, at that, for the Wyndham First Team now consisted of thirty-seven players.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading WYNDHAM PLAYS WOLCOTT Friday was an unreal sort of a day to Clif.
usually; as a rule
From this reading He made a miserable fizzle of three recitations and conducted himself generally as though he was sleep-walking.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Then he came out of his trance and trotted around the field at the end of a line of seven third-string players, trying to get the signals right when Braley barked them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made a miserable fizzle of three recitations and conducted himself generally as though he was sleep-walking.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He made a miserable fizzle of three recitations and conducted himself generally as though he was sleep-walking.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he came out of his trance and trotted around the field at the end of a line of seven third-string players, trying to get the signals right when Braley barked them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two other squads indulged in the same recreation; and there were several fellows left out, at that, for the Wyndham First Team now consisted of thirty-seven players.
indulgedverbUS /ˌɪnˈdʌldʒd/
past form of “indulge” — give free rein to
From this reading Two other squads indulged in the same recreation; and there were several fellows left out, at that, for the Wyndham First Team now consisted of thirty-seven players.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was only at three-thirty that he really became conscious.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Two other squads indulged in the same recreation; and there were several fellows left out, at that, for the Wyndham First Team now consisted of thirty-seven players.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Then he came out of his trance and trotted around the field at the end of a line of seven third-string players, trying to get the signals right when Braley barked them.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made a miserable fizzle of three recitations and conducted himself generally as though he was sleep-walking.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading He made a miserable fizzle of three recitations and conducted himself generally as though he was sleep-walking.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Two other squads indulged in the same recreation; and there were several fellows left out, at that, for the Wyndham First Team now consisted of thirty-seven players.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WYNDHAM PLAYS WOLCOTT Friday was an unreal sort of a day to Clif.
and nothing more
From this reading It was only at three-thirty that he really became conscious.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Two other squads indulged in the same recreation; and there were several fellows left out, at that, for the Wyndham First Team now consisted of thirty-seven players.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then he came out of his trance and trotted around the field at the end of a line of seven third-string players, trying to get the signals right when Braley barked them.
playersnounUS /ˈpleɪərz/
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading Then he came out of his trance and trotted around the field at the end of a line of seven third-string players, trying to get the signals right when Braley barked them.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading WYNDHAM PLAYS WOLCOTT Friday was an unreal sort of a day to Clif.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It was only at three-thirty that he really became conscious.
recitationsnounUS /ˌresɪˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “recitation” — written matter that is recited from memory
From this reading He made a miserable fizzle of three recitations and conducted himself generally as though he was sleep-walking.
recreationnounUS /ˌrekriˈeɪʃən/
an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
From this reading Two other squads indulged in the same recreation; and there were several fellows left out, at that, for the Wyndham First Team now consisted of thirty-seven players.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Then he came out of his trance and trotted around the field at the end of a line of seven third-string players, trying to get the signals right when Braley barked them.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Two other squads indulged in the same recreation; and there were several fellows left out, at that, for the Wyndham First Team now consisted of thirty-seven players.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Then he came out of his trance and trotted around the field at the end of a line of seven third-string players, trying to get the signals right when Braley barked them.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Two other squads indulged in the same recreation; and there were several fellows left out, at that, for the Wyndham First Team now consisted of thirty-seven players.
signalsnounUS /ˈsɪɡnəlz/
plural of “signal” — any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading Then he came out of his trance and trotted around the field at the end of a line of seven third-string players, trying to get the signals right when Braley barked them.
sleep-walking
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From this reading He made a miserable fizzle of three recitations and conducted himself generally as though he was sleep-walking.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading WYNDHAM PLAYS WOLCOTT Friday was an unreal sort of a day to Clif.
squadsnounUS /skwɑːdz/
plural of “squad” — a smallest army unit
From this reading Two other squads indulged in the same recreation; and there were several fellows left out, at that, for the Wyndham First Team now consisted of thirty-seven players.
TeamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading Two other squads indulged in the same recreation; and there were several fellows left out, at that, for the Wyndham First Team now consisted of thirty-seven players.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was only at three-thirty that he really became conscious.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he came out of his trance and trotted around the field at the end of a line of seven third-string players, trying to get the signals right when Braley barked them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then he came out of his trance and trotted around the field at the end of a line of seven third-string players, trying to get the signals right when Braley barked them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he came out of his trance and trotted around the field at the end of a line of seven third-string players, trying to get the signals right when Braley barked them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Two other squads indulged in the same recreation; and there were several fellows left out, at that, for the Wyndham First Team now consisted of thirty-seven players.
third-string
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From this reading Then he came out of his trance and trotted around the field at the end of a line of seven third-string players, trying to get the signals right when Braley barked them.
thirty-sevenadjective
being seven more than thirty
From this reading Two other squads indulged in the same recreation; and there were several fellows left out, at that, for the Wyndham First Team now consisted of thirty-seven players.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He made a miserable fizzle of three recitations and conducted himself generally as though he was sleep-walking.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading He made a miserable fizzle of three recitations and conducted himself generally as though he was sleep-walking.
three-thirty
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From this reading It was only at three-thirty that he really became conscious.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WYNDHAM PLAYS WOLCOTT Friday was an unreal sort of a day to Clif.
trancenounUS /træns/
a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading Then he came out of his trance and trotted around the field at the end of a line of seven third-string players, trying to get the signals right when Braley barked them.
trottedverbUS /ˈtrɑːtɪd/
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading Then he came out of his trance and trotted around the field at the end of a line of seven third-string players, trying to get the signals right when Braley barked them.
hard to endure
From this reading Then he came out of his trance and trotted around the field at the end of a line of seven third-string players, trying to get the signals right when Braley barked them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two other squads indulged in the same recreation; and there were several fellows left out, at that, for the Wyndham First Team now consisted of thirty-seven players.
unrealadjectiveUS /ənˈriːl/
lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
From this reading WYNDHAM PLAYS WOLCOTT Friday was an unreal sort of a day to Clif.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WYNDHAM PLAYS WOLCOTT Friday was an unreal sort of a day to Clif.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two other squads indulged in the same recreation; and there were several fellows left out, at that, for the Wyndham First Team now consisted of thirty-seven players.
at the time that
From this reading Then he came out of his trance and trotted around the field at the end of a line of seven third-string players, trying to get the signals right when Braley barked them.
WOLCOTT
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From this reading WYNDHAM PLAYS WOLCOTT Friday was an unreal sort of a day to Clif.
WYNDHAM
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From this reading WYNDHAM PLAYS WOLCOTT Friday was an unreal sort of a day to Clif.
