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From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jim had planned to room with a chap he had chummed with at Hollins, but he had failed in exams and faculty had stung him with Peck.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
(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 THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Jim Phelan had brought him along, because, he said, he looked lonesome.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading That’s one drawback to rooming in the yard at Erskine: you can’t always choose your roommate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jim had planned to room with a chap he had chummed with at Hollins, but he had failed in exams and faculty had stung him with Peck.
for the reason that
From this reading Jim Phelan had brought him along, because, he said, he looked lonesome.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Jim Phelan had brought him along, because, he said, he looked lonesome.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jim had planned to room with a chap he had chummed with at Hollins, but he had failed in exams and faculty had stung him with Peck.
can't
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From this reading That’s one drawback to rooming in the yard at Erskine: you can’t always choose your roommate.
candidatesnounUS /ˈkændədeɪts/
plural of “candidate” — a politician who is running for public office
From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
a boy or man
From this reading Jim had planned to room with a chap he had chummed with at Hollins, but he had failed in exams and faculty had stung him with Peck.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading That’s one drawback to rooming in the yard at Erskine: you can’t always choose your roommate.
chummed
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From this reading Jim had planned to room with a chap he had chummed with at Hollins, but he had failed in exams and faculty had stung him with Peck.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading Peck was sort of finely cut, with small, well-made features, dark hair and eyes and a good deal of color in his face.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Peck was sort of finely cut, with small, well-made features, dark hair and eyes and a good deal of color in his face.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Peck was sort of finely cut, with small, well-made features, dark hair and eyes and a good deal of color in his face.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Peck was sort of finely cut, with small, well-made features, dark hair and eyes and a good deal of color in his face.
drawbacknounUS /ˈdrɔːbæk/
the quality of being a hindrance
From this reading That’s one drawback to rooming in the yard at Erskine: you can’t always choose your roommate.
being one more than seven
From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
Erskine
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From this reading That’s one drawback to rooming in the yard at Erskine: you can’t always choose your roommate.
examsnounUS /ɪɡˈzæmz/
plural of “exam” — a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
From this reading Jim had planned to room with a chap he had chummed with at Hollins, but he had failed in exams and faculty had stung him with Peck.
apart from; not including
From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Peck was sort of finely cut, with small, well-made features, dark hair and eyes and a good deal of color in his face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Peck was sort of finely cut, with small, well-made features, dark hair and eyes and a good deal of color in his face.
facultynounUS /ˈfækəlti/
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading Jim had planned to room with a chap he had chummed with at Hollins, but he had failed in exams and faculty had stung him with Peck.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Jim had planned to room with a chap he had chummed with at Hollins, but he had failed in exams and faculty had stung him with Peck.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading Peck was sort of finely cut, with small, well-made features, dark hair and eyes and a good deal of color in his face.
a boy or man
From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
finelyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnli/
in tiny pieces
From this reading Peck was sort of finely cut, with small, well-made features, dark hair and eyes and a good deal of color in his face.
footballnounUS /ˈfʊtbɔːl/
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
freshies
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From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Peck was sort of finely cut, with small, well-made features, dark hair and eyes and a good deal of color in his face.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jim Phelan had brought him along, because, he said, he looked lonesome.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Peck was sort of finely cut, with small, well-made features, dark hair and eyes and a good deal of color in his face.
Harold
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From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jim Phelan had brought him along, because, he said, he looked lonesome.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jim Phelan had brought him along, because, he said, he looked lonesome.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Peck was sort of finely cut, with small, well-made features, dark hair and eyes and a good deal of color in his face.
Hollins
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From this reading Jim had planned to room with a chap he had chummed with at Hollins, but he had failed in exams and faculty had stung him with Peck.
I'm
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From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
Jim
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From this reading Jim Phelan had brought him along, because, he said, he looked lonesome.
lonesomeadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnsəm/
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading Jim Phelan had brought him along, because, he said, he looked lonesome.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Jim Phelan had brought him along, because, he said, he looked lonesome.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That’s one drawback to rooming in the yard at Erskine: you can’t always choose your roommate.
PECKverbUS /pek/
hit lightly with a picking motion
From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
Pete
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From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
Phelan
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From this reading Jim Phelan had brought him along, because, he said, he looked lonesome.
plannedadjectiveUS /plænd/
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading Jim had planned to room with a chap he had chummed with at Hollins, but he had failed in exams and faculty had stung him with Peck.
Rankin's
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From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
roomingverbUS /ˈruːmɪŋ/
-ing form of “room” — live and take one's meals at or in
From this reading That’s one drawback to rooming in the yard at Erskine: you can’t always choose your roommate.
roommatenounUS /ˈruːmeɪt/
an associate who shares a room with you
From this reading That’s one drawback to rooming in the yard at Erskine: you can’t always choose your roommate.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Jim Phelan had brought him along, because, he said, he looked lonesome.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Peck was sort of finely cut, with small, well-made features, dark hair and eyes and a good deal of color in his face.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Peck was sort of finely cut, with small, well-made features, dark hair and eyes and a good deal of color in his face.
stungadjectiveUS /stʌŋ/
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading Jim had planned to room with a chap he had chummed with at Hollins, but he had failed in exams and faculty had stung him with Peck.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
That's
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From this reading That’s one drawback to rooming in the yard at Erskine: you can’t always choose your roommate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jim had planned to room with a chap he had chummed with at Hollins, but he had failed in exams and faculty had stung him with Peck.
except if; if not
From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Peck was sort of finely cut, with small, well-made features, dark hair and eyes and a good deal of color in his face.
well-madeadjective
skillfully constructed
From this reading Peck was sort of finely cut, with small, well-made features, dark hair and eyes and a good deal of color in his face.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jim had planned to room with a chap he had chummed with at Hollins, but he had failed in exams and faculty had stung him with Peck.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading That’s one drawback to rooming in the yard at Erskine: you can’t always choose your roommate.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE GREAT PECK Eight of us were in Pete Rankin’s room that night, all freshies and all candidates for the ’21 football team, unless you except this fellow Harold Peck that I’m telling you about.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That’s one drawback to rooming in the yard at Erskine: you can’t always choose your roommate.
