used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He remembered going to the gymnasium, removing his football suit mechanically, taking a bath and rub-down, and getting into his other clothes.
(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 “Why, the fellows are all broken up,” said Reeves.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He remembered going to the gymnasium, removing his football suit mechanically, taking a bath and rub-down, and getting into his other clothes.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Why, the fellows are all broken up,” said Reeves.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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in or to or toward a former location
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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 He remembered going to the gymnasium, removing his football suit mechanically, taking a bath and rub-down, and getting into his other clothes.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “We were going to have a big celebration to-night, but that’s all off.
BlakenounUS /bleɪk/
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading Then he made his way to his room, and Sexton, Reeves, and Blake came up and tried to tell him—each in his own way—how sorry they were, and to give him such crumbs of comfort as they could.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “Why, the fellows are all broken up,” said Reeves.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “We were going to have a big celebration to-night, but that’s all off.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then he made his way to his room, and Sexton, Reeves, and Blake came up and tried to tell him—each in his own way—how sorry they were, and to give him such crumbs of comfort as they could.
celebrationnounUS /ˌseləˈbreɪʃən/
a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
From this reading “We were going to have a big celebration to-night, but that’s all off.
clothing in general
From this reading He remembered going to the gymnasium, removing his football suit mechanically, taking a bath and rub-down, and getting into his other clothes.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Then he made his way to his room, and Sexton, Reeves, and Blake came up and tried to tell him—each in his own way—how sorry they were, and to give him such crumbs of comfort as they could.
crumbsnounUS /krʌmz/
plural of “crumb” — a very small quantity of something
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every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
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plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “Why, the fellows are all broken up,” said Reeves.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
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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 He remembered going to the gymnasium, removing his football suit mechanically, taking a bath and rub-down, and getting into his other clothes.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading He remembered going to the gymnasium, removing his football suit mechanically, taking a bath and rub-down, and getting into his other clothes.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
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the act of departing
From this reading He remembered going to the gymnasium, removing his football suit mechanically, taking a bath and rub-down, and getting into his other clothes.
gymnasiumnounUS /dʒɪmˈneɪziəm/
a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We were going to have a big celebration to-night, but that’s all off.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He remembered going to the gymnasium, removing his football suit mechanically, taking a bath and rub-down, and getting into his other clothes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
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how
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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produced by a manufacturing process
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mechanicallyadverbUS /məˈkænɪkli/
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading He remembered going to the gymnasium, removing his football suit mechanically, taking a bath and rub-down, and getting into his other clothes.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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nightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/
A terrifying or distressing dream.
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “We were going to have a big celebration to-night, but that’s all off.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
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have ownership or possession of
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ReevesnounUS /riːvz/
plural of “reeve” — female ruff
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past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
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past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading He remembered going to the gymnasium, removing his football suit mechanically, taking a bath and rub-down, and getting into his other clothes.
removingverbUS /riˈmuːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “remove” — remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading He remembered going to the gymnasium, removing his football suit mechanically, taking a bath and rub-down, and getting into his other clothes.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
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an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
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rub-down
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From this reading He remembered going to the gymnasium, removing his football suit mechanically, taking a bath and rub-down, and getting into his other clothes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Why, the fellows are all broken up,” said Reeves.
SextonnounUS /ˈsekstən/
United States poet (1928-1974)
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(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
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sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
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of the kind already mentioned
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be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading He remembered going to the gymnasium, removing his football suit mechanically, taking a bath and rub-down, and getting into his other clothes.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading He remembered going to the gymnasium, removing his football suit mechanically, taking a bath and rub-down, and getting into his other clothes.
express in words
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that's
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From this reading “We were going to have a big celebration to-night, but that’s all off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
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the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he made his way to his room, and Sexton, Reeves, and Blake came up and tried to tell him—each in his own way—how sorry they were, and to give him such crumbs of comfort as they could.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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to-night
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Tommy's
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extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
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tested and proved useful or correct
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
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how something is done or how it happens
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the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We were going to have a big celebration to-night, but that’s all off.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then he made his way to his room, and Sexton, Reeves, and Blake came up and tried to tell him—each in his own way—how sorry they were, and to give him such crumbs of comfort as they could.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, the fellows are all broken up,” said Reeves.
