used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One of the horses was a spirited animal and he now had the bit in his teeth.
AcademynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading The stage belonging to Pornell Academy had turned down a side road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of the horses was a spirited animal and he now had the bit in his teeth.
Andy
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From this reading "Can't you stop them, Andy?" asked Jack Ruddy.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading One of the horses was a spirited animal and he now had the bit in his teeth.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Can't you stop them, Andy?" asked Jack Ruddy.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE CADETS OF PUTNAM HALL It was true, the team was running away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The boys in the rear of the turnout looked back, to see Peleg Snuggers still lying in the highway.
belongingnounUS /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋ/
happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading The stage belonging to Pornell Academy had turned down a side road.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading One of the horses was a spirited animal and he now had the bit in his teeth.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys in the rear of the turnout looked back, to see Peleg Snuggers still lying in the highway.
CADETSnounUS /kəˈdets/
plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading THE CADETS OF PUTNAM HALL It was true, the team was running away.
Can't
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From this reading "Can't you stop them, Andy?" asked Jack Ruddy.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The stage belonging to Pornell Academy had turned down a side road.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One of the horses was a spirited animal and he now had the bit in his teeth.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading THE CADETS OF PUTNAM HALL It was true, the team was running away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One of the horses was a spirited animal and he now had the bit in his teeth.
highwaynounUS /ˈhaɪweɪ/
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading The boys in the rear of the turnout looked back, to see Peleg Snuggers still lying in the highway.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One of the horses was a spirited animal and he now had the bit in his teeth.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading One of the horses was a spirited animal and he now had the bit in his teeth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One of the horses was a spirited animal and he now had the bit in his teeth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CADETS OF PUTNAM HALL It was true, the team was running away.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Can't you stop them, Andy?" asked Jack Ruddy.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The boys in the rear of the turnout looked back, to see Peleg Snuggers still lying in the highway.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading The boys in the rear of the turnout looked back, to see Peleg Snuggers still lying in the highway.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading One of the horses was a spirited animal and he now had the bit in his teeth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CADETS OF PUTNAM HALL It was true, the team was running away.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the horses was a spirited animal and he now had the bit in his teeth.
Peleg
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From this reading The boys in the rear of the turnout looked back, to see Peleg Snuggers still lying in the highway.
Pornell
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From this reading The stage belonging to Pornell Academy had turned down a side road.
PUTNAM
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From this reading THE CADETS OF PUTNAM HALL It was true, the team was running away.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading The boys in the rear of the turnout looked back, to see Peleg Snuggers still lying in the highway.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The stage belonging to Pornell Academy had turned down a side road.
RuddyadjectiveUS /ˈrʌdi/
inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
From this reading "Can't you stop them, Andy?" asked Jack Ruddy.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading THE CADETS OF PUTNAM HALL It was true, the team was running away.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The boys in the rear of the turnout looked back, to see Peleg Snuggers still lying in the highway.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The stage belonging to Pornell Academy had turned down a side road.
Snuggers
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From this reading The boys in the rear of the turnout looked back, to see Peleg Snuggers still lying in the highway.
spiritedadjectiveUS /ˈspɪrɪtɪd/
displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
From this reading One of the horses was a spirited animal and he now had the bit in his teeth.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading The stage belonging to Pornell Academy had turned down a side road.
not in physical motion
From this reading The boys in the rear of the turnout looked back, to see Peleg Snuggers still lying in the highway.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Can't you stop them, Andy?" asked Jack Ruddy.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading THE CADETS OF PUTNAM HALL It was true, the team was running away.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading One of the horses was a spirited animal and he now had the bit in his teeth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CADETS OF PUTNAM HALL It was true, the team was running away.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Can't you stop them, Andy?" asked Jack Ruddy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boys in the rear of the turnout looked back, to see Peleg Snuggers still lying in the highway.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading THE CADETS OF PUTNAM HALL It was true, the team was running away.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The stage belonging to Pornell Academy had turned down a side road.
turnoutnounUS /ˈtɜːrnaʊt/
the group that gathers together for a particular occasion
From this reading The boys in the rear of the turnout looked back, to see Peleg Snuggers still lying in the highway.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CADETS OF PUTNAM HALL It was true, the team was running away.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can't you stop them, Andy?" asked Jack Ruddy.
