used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “YOU, TOO, THATCHER” First call for baseball material at Pennington Institute brought out a strange and interesting group of boys all eager to make the team.
(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 “YOU, TOO, THATCHER” First call for baseball material at Pennington Institute brought out a strange and interesting group of boys all eager to make the team.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “YOU, TOO, THATCHER” First call for baseball material at Pennington Institute brought out a strange and interesting group of boys all eager to make the team.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Some of the sub-freshmen and junior school candidates appeared with trousers that were miles too large and shirts that had to be rolled to elbow length in order to give their hands the necessary freedom.
arraynounUS /ərˈeɪ/
an orderly arrangement
From this reading The result was a motley array of baseball clothing, some of it strange enough to make a seasoned player split his sides with laughter.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “YOU, TOO, THATCHER” First call for baseball material at Pennington Institute brought out a strange and interesting group of boys all eager to make the team.
availableadjectiveUS /əˈveɪləbəl/
obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
From this reading They presented a weird sight too, for the call had emphasized the fact that there were no uniforms available that early in the season and that each candidate would be expected to furnish his own clothes.
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 “YOU, TOO, THATCHER” First call for baseball material at Pennington Institute brought out a strange and interesting group of boys all eager to make the team.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They presented a weird sight too, for the call had emphasized the fact that there were no uniforms available that early in the season and that each candidate would be expected to furnish his own clothes.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “YOU, TOO, THATCHER” First call for baseball material at Pennington Institute brought out a strange and interesting group of boys all eager to make the team.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “YOU, TOO, THATCHER” First call for baseball material at Pennington Institute brought out a strange and interesting group of boys all eager to make the team.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “YOU, TOO, THATCHER” First call for baseball material at Pennington Institute brought out a strange and interesting group of boys all eager to make the team.
candidatenounUS /ˈkændədeɪt/
a politician who is running for public office
From this reading They presented a weird sight too, for the call had emphasized the fact that there were no uniforms available that early in the season and that each candidate would be expected to furnish his own clothes.
candidatesnounUS /ˈkændədeɪts/
plural of “candidate” — a politician who is running for public office
From this reading Some of the sub-freshmen and junior school candidates appeared with trousers that were miles too large and shirts that had to be rolled to elbow length in order to give their hands the necessary freedom.
clothing in general
From this reading They presented a weird sight too, for the call had emphasized the fact that there were no uniforms available that early in the season and that each candidate would be expected to furnish his own clothes.
clothingnounUS /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading The result was a motley array of baseball clothing, some of it strange enough to make a seasoned player split his sides with laughter.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They presented a weird sight too, for the call had emphasized the fact that there were no uniforms available that early in the season and that each candidate would be expected to furnish his own clothes.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading “YOU, TOO, THATCHER” First call for baseball material at Pennington Institute brought out a strange and interesting group of boys all eager to make the team.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading They presented a weird sight too, for the call had emphasized the fact that there were no uniforms available that early in the season and that each candidate would be expected to furnish his own clothes.
elbownounUS /ˈelboʊ/
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading Some of the sub-freshmen and junior school candidates appeared with trousers that were miles too large and shirts that had to be rolled to elbow length in order to give their hands the necessary freedom.
emphasizedadjectiveUS /ˈemfəsaɪzd/
spoken with emphasis
From this reading They presented a weird sight too, for the call had emphasized the fact that there were no uniforms available that early in the season and that each candidate would be expected to furnish his own clothes.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The result was a motley array of baseball clothing, some of it strange enough to make a seasoned player split his sides with laughter.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading They presented a weird sight too, for the call had emphasized the fact that there were no uniforms available that early in the season and that each candidate would be expected to furnish his own clothes.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading They presented a weird sight too, for the call had emphasized the fact that there were no uniforms available that early in the season and that each candidate would be expected to furnish his own clothes.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “YOU, TOO, THATCHER” First call for baseball material at Pennington Institute brought out a strange and interesting group of boys all eager to make the team.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “YOU, TOO, THATCHER” First call for baseball material at Pennington Institute brought out a strange and interesting group of boys all eager to make the team.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading Some of the sub-freshmen and junior school candidates appeared with trousers that were miles too large and shirts that had to be rolled to elbow length in order to give their hands the necessary freedom.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They ranged all the way from sub-freshmen and members of the junior high school to seniors and members of last year’s squad.
furnishverbUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃ/
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading They presented a weird sight too, for the call had emphasized the fact that there were no uniforms available that early in the season and that each candidate would be expected to furnish his own clothes.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Some of the sub-freshmen and junior school candidates appeared with trousers that were miles too large and shirts that had to be rolled to elbow length in order to give their hands the necessary freedom.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading “YOU, TOO, THATCHER” First call for baseball material at Pennington Institute brought out a strange and interesting group of boys all eager to make the team.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They presented a weird sight too, for the call had emphasized the fact that there were no uniforms available that early in the season and that each candidate would be expected to furnish his own clothes.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Some of the sub-freshmen and junior school candidates appeared with trousers that were miles too large and shirts that had to be rolled to elbow length in order to give their hands the necessary freedom.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading They ranged all the way from sub-freshmen and members of the junior high school to seniors and members of last year’s squad.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They presented a weird sight too, for the call had emphasized the fact that there were no uniforms available that early in the season and that each candidate would be expected to furnish his own clothes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They presented a weird sight too, for the call had emphasized the fact that there were no uniforms available that early in the season and that each candidate would be expected to furnish his own clothes.
InstituteverbUS /ˈɪnstətuːt/
set up or lay the groundwork for
From this reading “YOU, TOO, THATCHER” First call for baseball material at Pennington Institute brought out a strange and interesting group of boys all eager to make the team.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading “YOU, TOO, THATCHER” First call for baseball material at Pennington Institute brought out a strange and interesting group of boys all eager to make the team.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The result was a motley array of baseball clothing, some of it strange enough to make a seasoned player split his sides with laughter.
juniornounUS /ˈdʒuːnjər/
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
From this reading They ranged all the way from sub-freshmen and members of the junior high school to seniors and members of last year’s squad.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Some of the sub-freshmen and junior school candidates appeared with trousers that were miles too large and shirts that had to be rolled to elbow length in order to give their hands the necessary freedom.
immediately past
From this reading They ranged all the way from sub-freshmen and members of the junior high school to seniors and members of last year’s squad.
the sound of laughing
From this reading The result was a motley array of baseball clothing, some of it strange enough to make a seasoned player split his sides with laughter.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Some of the sub-freshmen and junior school candidates appeared with trousers that were miles too large and shirts that had to be rolled to elbow length in order to give their hands the necessary freedom.
engage in
From this reading “YOU, TOO, THATCHER” First call for baseball material at Pennington Institute brought out a strange and interesting group of boys all eager to make the team.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading “YOU, TOO, THATCHER” First call for baseball material at Pennington Institute brought out a strange and interesting group of boys all eager to make the team.
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading They ranged all the way from sub-freshmen and members of the junior high school to seniors and members of last year’s squad.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Some of the sub-freshmen and junior school candidates appeared with trousers that were miles too large and shirts that had to be rolled to elbow length in order to give their hands the necessary freedom.
motleynounUS /ˈmɑːtli/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading The result was a motley array of baseball clothing, some of it strange enough to make a seasoned player split his sides with laughter.
absolutely essential
From this reading Some of the sub-freshmen and junior school candidates appeared with trousers that were miles too large and shirts that had to be rolled to elbow length in order to give their hands the necessary freedom.
not any; not one
From this reading They presented a weird sight too, for the call had emphasized the fact that there were no uniforms available that early in the season and that each candidate would be expected to furnish his own clothes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “YOU, TOO, THATCHER” First call for baseball material at Pennington Institute brought out a strange and interesting group of boys all eager to make the team.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Some of the sub-freshmen and junior school candidates appeared with trousers that were miles too large and shirts that had to be rolled to elbow length in order to give their hands the necessary freedom.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “YOU, TOO, THATCHER” First call for baseball material at Pennington Institute brought out a strange and interesting group of boys all eager to make the team.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading They presented a weird sight too, for the call had emphasized the fact that there were no uniforms available that early in the season and that each candidate would be expected to furnish his own clothes.
Pennington
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From this reading “YOU, TOO, THATCHER” First call for baseball material at Pennington Institute brought out a strange and interesting group of boys all eager to make the team.
playernounUS /ˈpleɪər/
a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading The result was a motley array of baseball clothing, some of it strange enough to make a seasoned player split his sides with laughter.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading They presented a weird sight too, for the call had emphasized the fact that there were no uniforms available that early in the season and that each candidate would be expected to furnish his own clothes.
rangedverbUS /reɪndʒd/
past form of “range” — change or be different within limits
From this reading They ranged all the way from sub-freshmen and members of the junior high school to seniors and members of last year’s squad.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The result was a motley array of baseball clothing, some of it strange enough to make a seasoned player split his sides with laughter.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Some of the sub-freshmen and junior school candidates appeared with trousers that were miles too large and shirts that had to be rolled to elbow length in order to give their hands the necessary freedom.
an educational institution
From this reading They ranged all the way from sub-freshmen and members of the junior high school to seniors and members of last year’s squad.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading They presented a weird sight too, for the call had emphasized the fact that there were no uniforms available that early in the season and that each candidate would be expected to furnish his own clothes.
seasonedadjectiveUS /ˈsiːzənd/
aged or processed
From this reading The result was a motley array of baseball clothing, some of it strange enough to make a seasoned player split his sides with laughter.
seniorsnounUS /ˈsiːnjərz/
plural of “senior” — an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation
From this reading They ranged all the way from sub-freshmen and members of the junior high school to seniors and members of last year’s squad.
shirtsnounUS /ʃɜːrts/
plural of “shirt” — a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading Some of the sub-freshmen and junior school candidates appeared with trousers that were miles too large and shirts that had to be rolled to elbow length in order to give their hands the necessary freedom.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The result was a motley array of baseball clothing, some of it strange enough to make a seasoned player split his sides with laughter.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading They presented a weird sight too, for the call had emphasized the fact that there were no uniforms available that early in the season and that each candidate would be expected to furnish his own clothes.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The result was a motley array of baseball clothing, some of it strange enough to make a seasoned player split his sides with laughter.
splitverbUS /splɪt/
separate into parts or portions
From this reading The result was a motley array of baseball clothing, some of it strange enough to make a seasoned player split his sides with laughter.
squadnounUS /skwɑːd/
a smallest army unit
From this reading They ranged all the way from sub-freshmen and members of the junior high school to seniors and members of last year’s squad.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “YOU, TOO, THATCHER” First call for baseball material at Pennington Institute brought out a strange and interesting group of boys all eager to make the team.
sub-freshmen
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From this reading They ranged all the way from sub-freshmen and members of the junior high school to seniors and members of last year’s squad.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading “YOU, TOO, THATCHER” First call for baseball material at Pennington Institute brought out a strange and interesting group of boys all eager to make the team.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They presented a weird sight too, for the call had emphasized the fact that there were no uniforms available that early in the season and that each candidate would be expected to furnish his own clothes.
THATCHERnounUS /ˈθætʃər/
British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925)
From this reading “YOU, TOO, THATCHER” First call for baseball material at Pennington Institute brought out a strange and interesting group of boys all eager to make the team.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “YOU, TOO, THATCHER” First call for baseball material at Pennington Institute brought out a strange and interesting group of boys all eager to make the team.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some of the sub-freshmen and junior school candidates appeared with trousers that were miles too large and shirts that had to be rolled to elbow length in order to give their hands the necessary freedom.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They presented a weird sight too, for the call had emphasized the fact that there were no uniforms available that early in the season and that each candidate would be expected to furnish his own clothes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They ranged all the way from sub-freshmen and members of the junior high school to seniors and members of last year’s squad.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “YOU, TOO, THATCHER” First call for baseball material at Pennington Institute brought out a strange and interesting group of boys all eager to make the team.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “YOU, TOO, THATCHER” First call for baseball material at Pennington Institute brought out a strange and interesting group of boys all eager to make the team.
trousersnounUS /ˈtraʊzərz/
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
From this reading Some of the sub-freshmen and junior school candidates appeared with trousers that were miles too large and shirts that had to be rolled to elbow length in order to give their hands the necessary freedom.
uniformsnounUS /ˈjuːnəfɔːrmz/
plural of “uniform” — clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification
From this reading They presented a weird sight too, for the call had emphasized the fact that there were no uniforms available that early in the season and that each candidate would be expected to furnish his own clothes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The result was a motley array of baseball clothing, some of it strange enough to make a seasoned player split his sides with laughter.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They ranged all the way from sub-freshmen and members of the junior high school to seniors and members of last year’s squad.
weirdadjectiveUS /wɪrd/
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading They presented a weird sight too, for the call had emphasized the fact that there were no uniforms available that early in the season and that each candidate would be expected to furnish his own clothes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They presented a weird sight too, for the call had emphasized the fact that there were no uniforms available that early in the season and that each candidate would be expected to furnish his own clothes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The result was a motley array of baseball clothing, some of it strange enough to make a seasoned player split his sides with laughter.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They presented a weird sight too, for the call had emphasized the fact that there were no uniforms available that early in the season and that each candidate would be expected to furnish his own clothes.
year'snounUS /jɪrz/
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading They ranged all the way from sub-freshmen and members of the junior high school to seniors and members of last year’s squad.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “YOU, TOO, THATCHER” First call for baseball material at Pennington Institute brought out a strange and interesting group of boys all eager to make the team.
