used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
acknowledgedadjectiveUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒd/
recognized or made known or admitted
From this reading "My pitching was bum," acknowledged Tom, "but I'll do better next inning."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There was wild delight on the part of Pete Backus and his men when they got in three runs before Tom managed to strike out another player, retiring the side.
Backus
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From this reading There was wild delight on the part of Pete Backus and his men when they got in three runs before Tom managed to strike out another player, retiring the side.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Well, that's not so bad," spoke Bricktop, but there was some dubiousness in his tone.
batterverbUS /ˈbætər/
strike against forcefully
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There was wild delight on the part of Pete Backus and his men when they got in three runs before Tom managed to strike out another player, retiring the side.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "My pitching was bum," acknowledged Tom, "but I'll do better next inning."
Bricktop
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From this reading "Well, that's not so bad," spoke Bricktop, but there was some dubiousness in his tone.
bumnounUS /bʌm/
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading "My pitching was bum," acknowledged Tom, "but I'll do better next inning."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Of course you will, me lad," said Captain Molloy kindly.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course you will, me lad," said Captain Molloy kindly.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading There was wild delight on the part of Pete Backus and his men when they got in three runs before Tom managed to strike out another player, retiring the side.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "My pitching was bum," acknowledged Tom, "but I'll do better next inning."
dubiousnessnoun
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading "Well, that's not so bad," spoke Bricktop, but there was some dubiousness in his tone.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading There was wild delight on the part of Pete Backus and his men when they got in three runs before Tom managed to strike out another player, retiring the side.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was wild delight on the part of Pete Backus and his men when they got in three runs before Tom managed to strike out another player, retiring the side.
I'll
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From this reading "My pitching was bum," acknowledged Tom, "but I'll do better next inning."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was wild delight on the part of Pete Backus and his men when they got in three runs before Tom managed to strike out another player, retiring the side.
inningnounUS /ˈɪnɪŋ/
(baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat
From this reading "My pitching was bum," acknowledged Tom, "but I'll do better next inning."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
JacksonnounUS /ˈdʒæksən/
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
Kerr
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From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading "Of course you will, me lad," said Captain Molloy kindly.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
a boy or man
From this reading "Of course you will, me lad," said Captain Molloy kindly.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Of course you will, me lad," said Captain Molloy kindly.
the force of workers available
From this reading There was wild delight on the part of Pete Backus and his men when they got in three runs before Tom managed to strike out another player, retiring the side.
Molloy
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From this reading "Of course you will, me lad," said Captain Molloy kindly.
muffed
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From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My pitching was bum," acknowledged Tom, "but I'll do better next inning."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Well, that's not so bad," spoke Bricktop, but there was some dubiousness in his tone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was wild delight on the part of Pete Backus and his men when they got in three runs before Tom managed to strike out another player, retiring the side.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was wild delight on the part of Pete Backus and his men when they got in three runs before Tom managed to strike out another player, retiring the side.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading There was wild delight on the part of Pete Backus and his men when they got in three runs before Tom managed to strike out another player, retiring the side.
Pete
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From this reading There was wild delight on the part of Pete Backus and his men when they got in three runs before Tom managed to strike out another player, retiring the side.
pitchingnounUS /ˈpɪtʃɪŋ/
(baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
From this reading "My pitching was bum," acknowledged Tom, "but I'll do better next inning."
playernounUS /ˈpleɪər/
a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading There was wild delight on the part of Pete Backus and his men when they got in three runs before Tom managed to strike out another player, retiring the side.
POLEnounUS /poʊl/
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
retiringadjectiveUS /rɪˈtaɪrɪŋ/
not arrogant or presuming
From this reading There was wild delight on the part of Pete Backus and his men when they got in three runs before Tom managed to strike out another player, retiring the side.
precisely, exactly
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading There was wild delight on the part of Pete Backus and his men when they got in three runs before Tom managed to strike out another player, retiring the side.
move hurridly
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Of course you will, me lad," said Captain Molloy kindly.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading There was wild delight on the part of Pete Backus and his men when they got in three runs before Tom managed to strike out another player, retiring the side.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Well, that's not so bad," spoke Bricktop, but there was some dubiousness in his tone.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Well, that's not so bad," spoke Bricktop, but there was some dubiousness in his tone.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "Well, that's not so bad," spoke Bricktop, but there was some dubiousness in his tone.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
that's
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From this reading "Well, that's not so bad," spoke Bricktop, but there was some dubiousness in his tone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was wild delight on the part of Pete Backus and his men when they got in three runs before Tom managed to strike out another player, retiring the side.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was wild delight on the part of Pete Backus and his men when they got in three runs before Tom managed to strike out another player, retiring the side.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading There was wild delight on the part of Pete Backus and his men when they got in three runs before Tom managed to strike out another player, retiring the side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
male cat
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "Well, that's not so bad," spoke Bricktop, but there was some dubiousness in his tone.
two-baggernoun
a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was wild delight on the part of Pete Backus and his men when they got in three runs before Tom managed to strike out another player, retiring the side.
(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 "Well, that's not so bad," spoke Bricktop, but there was some dubiousness in his tone.
at the time that
From this reading There was wild delight on the part of Pete Backus and his men when they got in three runs before Tom managed to strike out another player, retiring the side.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
which person or people
From this reading THE POLE RUSH Tom managed to strike out the next man, but the third batter knocked a two-bagger, and Kerr, who followed, sent a beautiful long fly to right field, where Jerry Jackson muffed it.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading There was wild delight on the part of Pete Backus and his men when they got in three runs before Tom managed to strike out another player, retiring the side.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Of course you will, me lad," said Captain Molloy kindly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Of course you will, me lad," said Captain Molloy kindly.
