used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Wolcott songsters followed the band through a martial effort that wasn’t a great success because most of the fellows had forgotten the words and sang “dum-ti-dum-dum” instead.
AGREESverbUS /əˈɡriːz/
third-person singular of “agree” — be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading WATTLES AGREES The teams trailed off and the rival cheering sections became concertedly vocal once more.
aloftadverbUS /əˈlɔːft/
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading Then Dodson, Wyndham cheer captain, tossed aside his big blue megaphone and threw his arms aloft.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WATTLES AGREES The teams trailed off and the rival cheering sections became concertedly vocal once more.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Then Dodson, Wyndham cheer captain, tossed aside his big blue megaphone and threw his arms aloft.
on or to one side
From this reading Then Dodson, Wyndham cheer captain, tossed aside his big blue megaphone and threw his arms aloft.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading The Wolcott songsters followed the band through a martial effort that wasn’t a great success because most of the fellows had forgotten the words and sang “dum-ti-dum-dum” instead.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “Let’s have ‘We Beat Her,’ fellows!
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading WATTLES AGREES The teams trailed off and the rival cheering sections became concertedly vocal once more.
for the reason that
From this reading The Wolcott songsters followed the band through a martial effort that wasn’t a great success because most of the fellows had forgotten the words and sang “dum-ti-dum-dum” instead.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then Dodson, Wyndham cheer captain, tossed aside his big blue megaphone and threw his arms aloft.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Then Dodson, Wyndham cheer captain, tossed aside his big blue megaphone and threw his arms aloft.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Then Dodson, Wyndham cheer captain, tossed aside his big blue megaphone and threw his arms aloft.
give encouragement to
From this reading One had to either cheer or sing if only to keep warm!
cheeringnounUS /ˈtʃɪrɪŋ/
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading WATTLES AGREES The teams trailed off and the rival cheering sections became concertedly vocal once more.
concertedly
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From this reading WATTLES AGREES The teams trailed off and the rival cheering sections became concertedly vocal once more.
Dodson
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dum-ti-dum-dum
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From this reading The Wolcott songsters followed the band through a martial effort that wasn’t a great success because most of the fellows had forgotten the words and sang “dum-ti-dum-dum” instead.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The Wolcott songsters followed the band through a martial effort that wasn’t a great success because most of the fellows had forgotten the words and sang “dum-ti-dum-dum” instead.
one or the other of two
From this reading One had to either cheer or sing if only to keep warm!
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading The Wolcott songsters followed the band through a martial effort that wasn’t a great success because most of the fellows had forgotten the words and sang “dum-ti-dum-dum” instead.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The Wolcott songsters followed the band through a martial effort that wasn’t a great success because most of the fellows had forgotten the words and sang “dum-ti-dum-dum” instead.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading The Wolcott songsters followed the band through a martial effort that wasn’t a great success because most of the fellows had forgotten the words and sang “dum-ti-dum-dum” instead.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Wolcott songsters followed the band through a martial effort that wasn’t a great success because most of the fellows had forgotten the words and sang “dum-ti-dum-dum” instead.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One had to either cheer or sing if only to keep warm!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Let’s have ‘We Beat Her,’ fellows!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Let’s have ‘We Beat Her,’ fellows!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Dodson, Wyndham cheer captain, tossed aside his big blue megaphone and threw his arms aloft.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading One had to either cheer or sing if only to keep warm!
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading The Wolcott songsters followed the band through a martial effort that wasn’t a great success because most of the fellows had forgotten the words and sang “dum-ti-dum-dum” instead.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading One had to either cheer or sing if only to keep warm!
Let's
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From this reading “Let’s have ‘We Beat Her,’ fellows!
martialadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrʃəl/
(of persons) befitting a warrior
From this reading The Wolcott songsters followed the band through a martial effort that wasn’t a great success because most of the fellows had forgotten the words and sang “dum-ti-dum-dum” instead.
megaphonenounUS /ˈmeɡəfoʊn/
a cone-shaped acoustic device held to the mouth to intensify and direct the human voice
From this reading Then Dodson, Wyndham cheer captain, tossed aside his big blue megaphone and threw his arms aloft.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading WATTLES AGREES The teams trailed off and the rival cheering sections became concertedly vocal once more.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The Wolcott songsters followed the band through a martial effort that wasn’t a great success because most of the fellows had forgotten the words and sang “dum-ti-dum-dum” instead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Wolcott songsters followed the band through a martial effort that wasn’t a great success because most of the fellows had forgotten the words and sang “dum-ti-dum-dum” instead.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading WATTLES AGREES The teams trailed off and the rival cheering sections became concertedly vocal once more.
on one occasion
From this reading WATTLES AGREES The teams trailed off and the rival cheering sections became concertedly vocal once more.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One had to either cheer or sing if only to keep warm!
and nothing more
From this reading One had to either cheer or sing if only to keep warm!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One had to either cheer or sing if only to keep warm!
rivalverbUS /ˈraɪvəl/
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading WATTLES AGREES The teams trailed off and the rival cheering sections became concertedly vocal once more.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading The Wolcott songsters followed the band through a martial effort that wasn’t a great success because most of the fellows had forgotten the words and sang “dum-ti-dum-dum” instead.
sectionsnounUS /ˈsekʃənz/
plural of “section” — a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading WATTLES AGREES The teams trailed off and the rival cheering sections became concertedly vocal once more.
deliver by singing
From this reading One had to either cheer or sing if only to keep warm!
songsters
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From this reading The Wolcott songsters followed the band through a martial effort that wasn’t a great success because most of the fellows had forgotten the words and sang “dum-ti-dum-dum” instead.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading The Wolcott songsters followed the band through a martial effort that wasn’t a great success because most of the fellows had forgotten the words and sang “dum-ti-dum-dum” instead.
teamsnounUS /tiːmz/
plural of “team” — a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading WATTLES AGREES The teams trailed off and the rival cheering sections became concertedly vocal once more.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Wolcott songsters followed the band through a martial effort that wasn’t a great success because most of the fellows had forgotten the words and sang “dum-ti-dum-dum” instead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WATTLES AGREES The teams trailed off and the rival cheering sections became concertedly vocal once more.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Dodson, Wyndham cheer captain, tossed aside his big blue megaphone and threw his arms aloft.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Then Dodson, Wyndham cheer captain, tossed aside his big blue megaphone and threw his arms aloft.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The Wolcott songsters followed the band through a martial effort that wasn’t a great success because most of the fellows had forgotten the words and sang “dum-ti-dum-dum” instead.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One had to either cheer or sing if only to keep warm!
tossedverbUS /tɔːst/
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading Then Dodson, Wyndham cheer captain, tossed aside his big blue megaphone and threw his arms aloft.
trailedverbUS /treɪld/
past form of “trail” — to lag or linger behind
From this reading WATTLES AGREES The teams trailed off and the rival cheering sections became concertedly vocal once more.
vocaladjectiveUS /ˈvoʊkəl/
relating to or designed for or using the singing voice
From this reading WATTLES AGREES The teams trailed off and the rival cheering sections became concertedly vocal once more.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading One had to either cheer or sing if only to keep warm!
wasn't
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From this reading The Wolcott songsters followed the band through a martial effort that wasn’t a great success because most of the fellows had forgotten the words and sang “dum-ti-dum-dum” instead.
WATTLESnounUS /ˈwɑːtəlz/
plural of “wattle” — a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
From this reading WATTLES AGREES The teams trailed off and the rival cheering sections became concertedly vocal once more.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Let’s have ‘We Beat Her,’ fellows!
Wolcott
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From this reading The Wolcott songsters followed the band through a martial effort that wasn’t a great success because most of the fellows had forgotten the words and sang “dum-ti-dum-dum” instead.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The Wolcott songsters followed the band through a martial effort that wasn’t a great success because most of the fellows had forgotten the words and sang “dum-ti-dum-dum” instead.
Wyndham
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