used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading RUMBLINGS "Please, sir, could you give me any dope for the _News_ about your coming back to coach the football team?" asked a timid voice from the doorway.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading RUMBLINGS "Please, sir, could you give me any dope for the _News_ about your coming back to coach the football team?" asked a timid voice from the doorway.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "No, heeler, no; I've already said I wouldn't give anything about that till I made up my mind, and I haven't yet."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No, heeler, no; I've already said I wouldn't give anything about that till I made up my mind, and I haven't yet."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading RUMBLINGS "Please, sir, could you give me any dope for the _News_ about your coming back to coach the football team?" asked a timid voice from the doorway.
any thing at all
From this reading "No, heeler, no; I've already said I wouldn't give anything about that till I made up my mind, and I haven't yet."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading RUMBLINGS "Please, sir, could you give me any dope for the _News_ about your coming back to coach the football team?" asked a timid voice from the doorway.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading RUMBLINGS "Please, sir, could you give me any dope for the _News_ about your coming back to coach the football team?" asked a timid voice from the doorway.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Thus James, more petulantly than was his wont, from his chair below the green-shaded lamp.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Wait a bit," said James, his good-humor restored; "I'm sorry, heeler.
blinkedverbUS /blɪŋkt/
past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading The heeler, obviously a freshman, blinked disappointedly through the half-gloom for a few seconds and then moved to go.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Thus James, more petulantly than was his wont, from his chair below the green-shaded lamp.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading RUMBLINGS "Please, sir, could you give me any dope for the _News_ about your coming back to coach the football team?" asked a timid voice from the doorway.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading RUMBLINGS "Please, sir, could you give me any dope for the _News_ about your coming back to coach the football team?" asked a timid voice from the doorway.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading RUMBLINGS "Please, sir, could you give me any dope for the _News_ about your coming back to coach the football team?" asked a timid voice from the doorway.
disappointedlyadverb
in disappointment; in a disappointed manner
From this reading The heeler, obviously a freshman, blinked disappointedly through the half-gloom for a few seconds and then moved to go.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading RUMBLINGS "Please, sir, could you give me any dope for the _News_ about your coming back to coach the football team?" asked a timid voice from the doorway.
dopenounUS /doʊp/
street names for marijuana
From this reading RUMBLINGS "Please, sir, could you give me any dope for the _News_ about your coming back to coach the football team?" asked a timid voice from the doorway.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The heeler, obviously a freshman, blinked disappointedly through the half-gloom for a few seconds and then moved to go.
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 RUMBLINGS "Please, sir, could you give me any dope for the _News_ about your coming back to coach the football team?" asked a timid voice from the doorway.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading RUMBLINGS "Please, sir, could you give me any dope for the _News_ about your coming back to coach the football team?" asked a timid voice from the doorway.
freshmannounUS /ˈfreʃmən/
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading The heeler, obviously a freshman, blinked disappointedly through the half-gloom for a few seconds and then moved to go.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading RUMBLINGS "Please, sir, could you give me any dope for the _News_ about your coming back to coach the football team?" asked a timid voice from the doorway.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading RUMBLINGS "Please, sir, could you give me any dope for the _News_ about your coming back to coach the football team?" asked a timid voice from the doorway.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The heeler, obviously a freshman, blinked disappointedly through the half-gloom for a few seconds and then moved to go.
good-humor
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From this reading "Wait a bit," said James, his good-humor restored; "I'm sorry, heeler.
green-shaded
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From this reading Thus James, more petulantly than was his wont, from his chair below the green-shaded lamp.
half-gloom
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From this reading The heeler, obviously a freshman, blinked disappointedly through the half-gloom for a few seconds and then moved to go.
haven't
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From this reading "No, heeler, no; I've already said I wouldn't give anything about that till I made up my mind, and I haven't yet."
heeler
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From this reading "No, heeler, no; I've already said I wouldn't give anything about that till I made up my mind, and I haven't yet."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus James, more petulantly than was his wont, from his chair below the green-shaded lamp.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, heeler, no; I've already said I wouldn't give anything about that till I made up my mind, and I haven't yet."
I'm
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From this reading "Wait a bit," said James, his good-humor restored; "I'm sorry, heeler.
I've
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From this reading "No, heeler, no; I've already said I wouldn't give anything about that till I made up my mind, and I haven't yet."
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading Thus James, more petulantly than was his wont, from his chair below the green-shaded lamp.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Thus James, more petulantly than was his wont, from his chair below the green-shaded lamp.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "No, heeler, no; I've already said I wouldn't give anything about that till I made up my mind, and I haven't yet."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading RUMBLINGS "Please, sir, could you give me any dope for the _News_ about your coming back to coach the football team?" asked a timid voice from the doorway.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "No, heeler, no; I've already said I wouldn't give anything about that till I made up my mind, and I haven't yet."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Thus James, more petulantly than was his wont, from his chair below the green-shaded lamp.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The heeler, obviously a freshman, blinked disappointedly through the half-gloom for a few seconds and then moved to go.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No, heeler, no; I've already said I wouldn't give anything about that till I made up my mind, and I haven't yet."
information about recent and important events
From this reading RUMBLINGS "Please, sir, could you give me any dope for the _News_ about your coming back to coach the football team?" asked a timid voice from the doorway.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, heeler, no; I've already said I wouldn't give anything about that till I made up my mind, and I haven't yet."
obviouslyadverbUS /ˈɑːbviəsli/
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading The heeler, obviously a freshman, blinked disappointedly through the half-gloom for a few seconds and then moved to go.
petulantlyadverb
in a petulant manner
From this reading Thus James, more petulantly than was his wont, from his chair below the green-shaded lamp.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading RUMBLINGS "Please, sir, could you give me any dope for the _News_ about your coming back to coach the football team?" asked a timid voice from the doorway.
restoredverbUS /rɪˈstɔːrd/
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading "Wait a bit," said James, his good-humor restored; "I'm sorry, heeler.
RUMBLINGSnounUS /ˈrʌmbəlɪŋz/
plural of “rumbling” — a loud low dull continuous noise
From this reading RUMBLINGS "Please, sir, could you give me any dope for the _News_ about your coming back to coach the football team?" asked a timid voice from the doorway.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No, heeler, no; I've already said I wouldn't give anything about that till I made up my mind, and I haven't yet."
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The heeler, obviously a freshman, blinked disappointedly through the half-gloom for a few seconds and then moved to go.
term of address for a man
From this reading RUMBLINGS "Please, sir, could you give me any dope for the _News_ about your coming back to coach the football team?" asked a timid voice from the doorway.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "Wait a bit," said James, his good-humor restored; "I'm sorry, heeler.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading RUMBLINGS "Please, sir, could you give me any dope for the _News_ about your coming back to coach the football team?" asked a timid voice from the doorway.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Thus James, more petulantly than was his wont, from his chair below the green-shaded lamp.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No, heeler, no; I've already said I wouldn't give anything about that till I made up my mind, and I haven't yet."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RUMBLINGS "Please, sir, could you give me any dope for the _News_ about your coming back to coach the football team?" asked a timid voice from the doorway.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The heeler, obviously a freshman, blinked disappointedly through the half-gloom for a few seconds and then moved to go.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The heeler, obviously a freshman, blinked disappointedly through the half-gloom for a few seconds and then moved to go.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus James, more petulantly than was his wont, from his chair below the green-shaded lamp.
up to a particular time
From this reading "No, heeler, no; I've already said I wouldn't give anything about that till I made up my mind, and I haven't yet."
timidadjectiveUS /ˈtɪmɪd/
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading RUMBLINGS "Please, sir, could you give me any dope for the _News_ about your coming back to coach the football team?" asked a timid voice from the doorway.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RUMBLINGS "Please, sir, could you give me any dope for the _News_ about your coming back to coach the football team?" asked a timid voice from the doorway.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "No, heeler, no; I've already said I wouldn't give anything about that till I made up my mind, and I haven't yet."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading RUMBLINGS "Please, sir, could you give me any dope for the _News_ about your coming back to coach the football team?" asked a timid voice from the doorway.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Wait a bit," said James, his good-humor restored; "I'm sorry, heeler.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus James, more petulantly than was his wont, from his chair below the green-shaded lamp.
wontnounUS /woʊnt/
an established custom
From this reading Thus James, more petulantly than was his wont, from his chair below the green-shaded lamp.
wouldn't
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From this reading "No, heeler, no; I've already said I wouldn't give anything about that till I made up my mind, and I haven't yet."
but in spite of that
From this reading "No, heeler, no; I've already said I wouldn't give anything about that till I made up my mind, and I haven't yet."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading RUMBLINGS "Please, sir, could you give me any dope for the _News_ about your coming back to coach the football team?" asked a timid voice from the doorway.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading RUMBLINGS "Please, sir, could you give me any dope for the _News_ about your coming back to coach the football team?" asked a timid voice from the doorway.
