used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
admireverbUS /ædˈmaɪr/
feel admiration for
From this reading “I hated to see our Cuban club lose but I couldn’t help admire the beautiful way in which you played.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Señor Valois was delighted to meet the professor once more, and an interview pleasing to both ensued, lasting an hour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
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 “It was splendid, that baseball hit!” cried the girl, enthusiastically.
BATHnounUS /bæθ/
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “I hated to see our Cuban club lose but I couldn’t help admire the beautiful way in which you played.”
the two together, not just one
From this reading Señor Valois was delighted to meet the professor once more, and an interview pleasing to both ensued, lasting an hour.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I hated to see our Cuban club lose but I couldn’t help admire the beautiful way in which you played.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “I hated to see our Cuban club lose but I couldn’t help admire the beautiful way in which you played.”
couldn't
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From this reading “I hated to see our Cuban club lose but I couldn’t help admire the beautiful way in which you played.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “It was splendid, that baseball hit!” cried the girl, enthusiastically.
CubanadjectiveUS /ˈkjuːbən/
of or relating to or characteristic of Cuba or the people of Cuba
From this reading “I hated to see our Cuban club lose but I couldn’t help admire the beautiful way in which you played.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
greatly pleased
From this reading Señor Valois was delighted to meet the professor once more, and an interview pleasing to both ensued, lasting an hour.
ensuedverbUS /ɪnˈsuːd/
past form of “ensue” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading Señor Valois was delighted to meet the professor once more, and an interview pleasing to both ensued, lasting an hour.
enthusiasticallyadverbUS /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪkli/
with enthusiasm; in an enthusiastic manner
From this reading “It was splendid, that baseball hit!” cried the girl, enthusiastically.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading In the meantime pretty Isabel talked to the boys and especially to Mark.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
a young female
From this reading “It was splendid, that baseball hit!” cried the girl, enthusiastically.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading “I hated to see our Cuban club lose but I couldn’t help admire the beautiful way in which you played.”
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “I hated to see our Cuban club lose but I couldn’t help admire the beautiful way in which you played.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
cause to move by striking
From this reading “It was splendid, that baseball hit!” cried the girl, enthusiastically.
HOCKLEY
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From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Señor Valois was delighted to meet the professor once more, and an interview pleasing to both ensued, lasting an hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I hated to see our Cuban club lose but I couldn’t help admire the beautiful way in which you played.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime pretty Isabel talked to the boys and especially to Mark.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading Señor Valois was delighted to meet the professor once more, and an interview pleasing to both ensued, lasting an hour.
Isabel
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From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was splendid, that baseball hit!” cried the girl, enthusiastically.
and nothing more
From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
lastingadjectiveUS /ˈlæstɪŋ/
continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
From this reading Señor Valois was delighted to meet the professor once more, and an interview pleasing to both ensued, lasting an hour.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “I hated to see our Cuban club lose but I couldn’t help admire the beautiful way in which you played.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading In the meantime pretty Isabel talked to the boys and especially to Mark.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading In the meantime pretty Isabel talked to the boys and especially to Mark.
come together
From this reading Señor Valois was delighted to meet the professor once more, and an interview pleasing to both ensued, lasting an hour.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Señor Valois was delighted to meet the professor once more, and an interview pleasing to both ensued, lasting an hour.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
on one occasion
From this reading Señor Valois was delighted to meet the professor once more, and an interview pleasing to both ensued, lasting an hour.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “I hated to see our Cuban club lose but I couldn’t help admire the beautiful way in which you played.”
(of games) engaged in
From this reading “I hated to see our Cuban club lose but I couldn’t help admire the beautiful way in which you played.”
pleasingadjectiveUS /ˈpliːzɪŋ/
giving pleasure and satisfaction
From this reading Señor Valois was delighted to meet the professor once more, and an interview pleasing to both ensued, lasting an hour.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading In the meantime pretty Isabel talked to the boys and especially to Mark.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I hated to see our Cuban club lose but I couldn’t help admire the beautiful way in which you played.”
Señor
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From this reading Señor Valois was delighted to meet the professor once more, and an interview pleasing to both ensued, lasting an hour.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “It was splendid, that baseball hit!” cried the girl, enthusiastically.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading In the meantime pretty Isabel talked to the boys and especially to Mark.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It was splendid, that baseball hit!” cried the girl, enthusiastically.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Señor Valois was delighted to meet the professor once more, and an interview pleasing to both ensued, lasting an hour.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
ValoisnounUS /vælˈwɑː/
French royal house from 1328 to 1589
From this reading HOCKLEY TAKES A BATH AND GIVES ONE On the following day Professor Strong and the boys received a call from Isabel Valois and her father, the latter having just returned home from a business trip.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Señor Valois was delighted to meet the professor once more, and an interview pleasing to both ensued, lasting an hour.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “I hated to see our Cuban club lose but I couldn’t help admire the beautiful way in which you played.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I hated to see our Cuban club lose but I couldn’t help admire the beautiful way in which you played.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I hated to see our Cuban club lose but I couldn’t help admire the beautiful way in which you played.”
