used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had a feeling that he must be partly to blame for the failure.
anew
From this reading IN THE LAST QUARTER As Dale scrambled to his feet and sought his place again, his face was flaming.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE LAST QUARTER As Dale scrambled to his feet and sought his place again, his face was flaming.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN THE LAST QUARTER As Dale scrambled to his feet and sought his place again, his face was flaming.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had a feeling that he must be partly to blame for the failure.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Perhaps he had been a bit too quick in his forward lunge.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading As he crouched in the line, head low and shoulders bent, his hands clenched themselves tightly.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Perhaps he had been a bit too quick in his forward lunge.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading He had a feeling that he must be partly to blame for the failure.
clenchedadjectiveUS /klentʃt/
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading As he crouched in the line, head low and shoulders bent, his hands clenched themselves tightly.
crouchedverbUS /kraʊtʃt/
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading As he crouched in the line, head low and shoulders bent, his hands clenched themselves tightly.
DalenounUS /deɪl/
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading IN THE LAST QUARTER As Dale scrambled to his feet and sought his place again, his face was flaming.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading IN THE LAST QUARTER As Dale scrambled to his feet and sought his place again, his face was flaming.
an act that fails
From this reading He had a feeling that he must be partly to blame for the failure.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading He had a feeling that he must be partly to blame for the failure.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading IN THE LAST QUARTER As Dale scrambled to his feet and sought his place again, his face was flaming.
flamingadjectiveUS /ˈfleɪmɪŋ/
informal intensifiers
From this reading IN THE LAST QUARTER As Dale scrambled to his feet and sought his place again, his face was flaming.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had a feeling that he must be partly to blame for the failure.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Perhaps he had been a bit too quick in his forward lunge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a feeling that he must be partly to blame for the failure.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading As he crouched in the line, head low and shoulders bent, his hands clenched themselves tightly.
come to pass
From this reading It mustn't happen again, he told himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a feeling that he must be partly to blame for the failure.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading As he crouched in the line, head low and shoulders bent, his hands clenched themselves tightly.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It mustn't happen again, he told himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE LAST QUARTER As Dale scrambled to his feet and sought his place again, his face was flaming.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE LAST QUARTER As Dale scrambled to his feet and sought his place again, his face was flaming.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It mustn't happen again, he told himself.
immediately past
From this reading IN THE LAST QUARTER As Dale scrambled to his feet and sought his place again, his face was flaming.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading As he crouched in the line, head low and shoulders bent, his hands clenched themselves tightly.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading As he crouched in the line, head low and shoulders bent, his hands clenched themselves tightly.
lungenounUS /lʌndʒ/
the act of moving forward suddenly
From this reading Perhaps he had been a bit too quick in his forward lunge.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He had a feeling that he must be partly to blame for the failure.
mustn't
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From this reading It mustn't happen again, he told himself.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading He had a feeling that he must be partly to blame for the failure.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps he had been a bit too quick in his forward lunge.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading IN THE LAST QUARTER As Dale scrambled to his feet and sought his place again, his face was flaming.
one of four equal parts
From this reading IN THE LAST QUARTER As Dale scrambled to his feet and sought his place again, his face was flaming.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Perhaps he had been a bit too quick in his forward lunge.
scrambledadjectiveUS /ˈskræmbəld/
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading IN THE LAST QUARTER As Dale scrambled to his feet and sought his place again, his face was flaming.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading As he crouched in the line, head low and shoulders bent, his hands clenched themselves tightly.
that is looked for
From this reading IN THE LAST QUARTER As Dale scrambled to his feet and sought his place again, his face was flaming.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had a feeling that he must be partly to blame for the failure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE LAST QUARTER As Dale scrambled to his feet and sought his place again, his face was flaming.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading As he crouched in the line, head low and shoulders bent, his hands clenched themselves tightly.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading As he crouched in the line, head low and shoulders bent, his hands clenched themselves tightly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE LAST QUARTER As Dale scrambled to his feet and sought his place again, his face was flaming.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading It mustn't happen again, he told himself.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Perhaps he had been a bit too quick in his forward lunge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE LAST QUARTER As Dale scrambled to his feet and sought his place again, his face was flaming.
