used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Rushton had outdone themselves to give them a good time, and Martha, her black face shining, had made the table fairly groan with the good things she heaped upon it for her "lambs" and their friends.
(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 BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
being joined in close association
From this reading He and Teddy had gone home for the Christmas holidays, taking with them Bill Garwood and Lester Lee, to whom they had become warmly attached.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The days had slipped away like magic.
BASEBALLnounUS /ˈbeɪsˈbɔːl/
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading He and Teddy had gone home for the Christmas holidays, taking with them Bill Garwood and Lester Lee, to whom they had become warmly attached.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading He and Teddy had gone home for the Christmas holidays, taking with them Bill Garwood and Lester Lee, to whom they had become warmly attached.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Rushton had outdone themselves to give them a good time, and Martha, her black face shining, had made the table fairly groan with the good things she heaped upon it for her "lambs" and their friends.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The visitors had had the time of their lives, and both Bill and Lester had insisted that the boys should come to see them in the summer vacation.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The visitors had had the time of their lives, and both Bill and Lester had insisted that the boys should come to see them in the summer vacation.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading He and Teddy had gone home for the Christmas holidays, taking with them Bill Garwood and Lester Lee, to whom they had become warmly attached.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The visitors had had the time of their lives, and both Bill and Lester had insisted that the boys should come to see them in the summer vacation.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Rushton had outdone themselves to give them a good time, and Martha, her black face shining, had made the table fairly groan with the good things she heaped upon it for her "lambs" and their friends.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Rushton had outdone themselves to give them a good time, and Martha, her black face shining, had made the table fairly groan with the good things she heaped upon it for her "lambs" and their friends.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
Fred
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From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Rushton had outdone themselves to give them a good time, and Martha, her black face shining, had made the table fairly groan with the good things she heaped upon it for her "lambs" and their friends.
Garwood
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From this reading He and Teddy had gone home for the Christmas holidays, taking with them Bill Garwood and Lester Lee, to whom they had become warmly attached.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Rushton had outdone themselves to give them a good time, and Martha, her black face shining, had made the table fairly groan with the good things she heaped upon it for her "lambs" and their friends.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He and Teddy had gone home for the Christmas holidays, taking with them Bill Garwood and Lester Lee, to whom they had become warmly attached.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Rushton had outdone themselves to give them a good time, and Martha, her black face shining, had made the table fairly groan with the good things she heaped upon it for her "lambs" and their friends.
groannounUS /ɡroʊn/
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Rushton had outdone themselves to give them a good time, and Martha, her black face shining, had made the table fairly groan with the good things she heaped upon it for her "lambs" and their friends.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
heapedverbUS /hiːpt/
past form of “heap” — bestow in large quantities
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Rushton had outdone themselves to give them a good time, and Martha, her black face shining, had made the table fairly groan with the good things she heaped upon it for her "lambs" and their friends.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Rushton had outdone themselves to give them a good time, and Martha, her black face shining, had made the table fairly groan with the good things she heaped upon it for her "lambs" and their friends.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
holidaysnounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪz/
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading He and Teddy had gone home for the Christmas holidays, taking with them Bill Garwood and Lester Lee, to whom they had become warmly attached.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He and Teddy had gone home for the Christmas holidays, taking with them Bill Garwood and Lester Lee, to whom they had become warmly attached.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading The visitors had had the time of their lives, and both Bill and Lester had insisted that the boys should come to see them in the summer vacation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Rushton had outdone themselves to give them a good time, and Martha, her black face shining, had made the table fairly groan with the good things she heaped upon it for her "lambs" and their friends.
lambsnounUS /læmz/
plural of “lamb” — young sheep
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Rushton had outdone themselves to give them a good time, and Martha, her black face shining, had made the table fairly groan with the good things she heaped upon it for her "lambs" and their friends.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading He and Teddy had gone home for the Christmas holidays, taking with them Bill Garwood and Lester Lee, to whom they had become warmly attached.
Lester
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From this reading He and Teddy had gone home for the Christmas holidays, taking with them Bill Garwood and Lester Lee, to whom they had become warmly attached.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The days had slipped away like magic.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The visitors had had the time of their lives, and both Bill and Lester had insisted that the boys should come to see them in the summer vacation.
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Rushton had outdone themselves to give them a good time, and Martha, her black face shining, had made the table fairly groan with the good things she heaped upon it for her "lambs" and their friends.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading The days had slipped away like magic.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
Martha
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Rushton had outdone themselves to give them a good time, and Martha, her black face shining, had made the table fairly groan with the good things she heaped upon it for her "lambs" and their friends.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Rushton had outdone themselves to give them a good time, and Martha, her black face shining, had made the table fairly groan with the good things she heaped upon it for her "lambs" and their friends.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Rushton had outdone themselves to give them a good time, and Martha, her black face shining, had made the table fairly groan with the good things she heaped upon it for her "lambs" and their friends.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
outdoneverbUS /ˈaʊtˈdʌn/
inflected form of “outdo” — be or do something to a greater degree
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Rushton had outdone themselves to give them a good time, and Martha, her black face shining, had made the table fairly groan with the good things she heaped upon it for her "lambs" and their friends.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
pitchedadjectiveUS /pɪtʃt/
(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
with speed
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
royallyadverbUS /ˈrɔɪəli/
in a royal manner
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
Rushton
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Rushton had outdone themselves to give them a good time, and Martha, her black face shining, had made the table fairly groan with the good things she heaped upon it for her "lambs" and their friends.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The visitors had had the time of their lives, and both Bill and Lester had insisted that the boys should come to see them in the summer vacation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Rushton had outdone themselves to give them a good time, and Martha, her black face shining, had made the table fairly groan with the good things she heaped upon it for her "lambs" and their friends.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Rushton had outdone themselves to give them a good time, and Martha, her black face shining, had made the table fairly groan with the good things she heaped upon it for her "lambs" and their friends.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The visitors had had the time of their lives, and both Bill and Lester had insisted that the boys should come to see them in the summer vacation.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading The days had slipped away like magic.
sportsnounUS /spɔːrts/
plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The visitors had had the time of their lives, and both Bill and Lester had insisted that the boys should come to see them in the summer vacation.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Rushton had outdone themselves to give them a good time, and Martha, her black face shining, had made the table fairly groan with the good things she heaped upon it for her "lambs" and their friends.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading He and Teddy had gone home for the Christmas holidays, taking with them Bill Garwood and Lester Lee, to whom they had become warmly attached.
TEAMnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
TeddynounUS /ˈtedi/
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading He and Teddy had gone home for the Christmas holidays, taking with them Bill Garwood and Lester Lee, to whom they had become warmly attached.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The visitors had had the time of their lives, and both Bill and Lester had insisted that the boys should come to see them in the summer vacation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Rushton had outdone themselves to give them a good time, and Martha, her black face shining, had made the table fairly groan with the good things she heaped upon it for her "lambs" and their friends.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He and Teddy had gone home for the Christmas holidays, taking with them Bill Garwood and Lester Lee, to whom they had become warmly attached.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Rushton had outdone themselves to give them a good time, and Martha, her black face shining, had made the table fairly groan with the good things she heaped upon it for her "lambs" and their friends.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and Teddy had gone home for the Christmas holidays, taking with them Bill Garwood and Lester Lee, to whom they had become warmly attached.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Rushton had outdone themselves to give them a good time, and Martha, her black face shining, had made the table fairly groan with the good things she heaped upon it for her "lambs" and their friends.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Rushton had outdone themselves to give them a good time, and Martha, her black face shining, had made the table fairly groan with the good things she heaped upon it for her "lambs" and their friends.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He and Teddy had gone home for the Christmas holidays, taking with them Bill Garwood and Lester Lee, to whom they had become warmly attached.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Rushton had outdone themselves to give them a good time, and Martha, her black face shining, had made the table fairly groan with the good things she heaped upon it for her "lambs" and their friends.
vacationnounUS /veɪˈkeɪʃən/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading The visitors had had the time of their lives, and both Bill and Lester had insisted that the boys should come to see them in the summer vacation.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading The visitors had had the time of their lives, and both Bill and Lester had insisted that the boys should come to see them in the summer vacation.
warmlyadverbUS /ˈwɔːrmli/
in a hearty manner
From this reading He and Teddy had gone home for the Christmas holidays, taking with them Bill Garwood and Lester Lee, to whom they had become warmly attached.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
at the time that
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He and Teddy had gone home for the Christmas holidays, taking with them Bill Garwood and Lester Lee, to whom they had become warmly attached.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE BASEBALL TEAM The rest of the winter passed rapidly, and Fred, with the load off his mind, pitched into all the winter sports, making up royally for all he had missed in the dark days when he was under suspicion.
