used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
accidentsnounUS /ˈæksədənts/
plural of “accident” — an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading And he knew that he could play this game safely and win--if they would only let him alone!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
anybody's
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From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
calculatingadjectiveUS /ˈkælkjəleɪtɪŋ/
acting with a specific goal
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
calculationsnounUS /ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz/
plural of “calculation” — the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
without doubt or question
From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
Conniston's
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From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And he knew that he could play this game safely and win--if they would only let him alone!
CrawfordnounUS /ˈkrɔːfərd/
United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
cubicadjectiveUS /ˈkjuːbɪk/
involving the cube and no higher power of a quantity or variable
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
detailnounUS /dɪˈteɪl/
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
true confidential information
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
ditchesnounUS /ˈdɪtʃəz/
plural of “ditch” — a long narrow excavation in the earth
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
figuredadjectiveUS /ˈfɪɡjərd/
(of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
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 A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
frowningadjectiveUS /ˈfraʊnɪŋ/
showing displeasure or anger
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
the act of departing
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
grindverbUS /ɡraɪnd/
press or grind with a crushing noise
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
ten 10s
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And he knew that he could play this game safely and win--if they would only let him alone!
immediately past
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And he knew that he could play this game safely and win--if they would only let him alone!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
the force of workers available
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
a form of address for a man
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
not any; not one
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
obstaclesnounUS /ˈɑːbstəkəlz/
plural of “obstacle” — something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
and nothing more
From this reading And he knew that he could play this game safely and win--if they would only let him alone!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
phrasenounUS /freɪz/
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
participate in games or sport
From this reading And he knew that he could play this game safely and win--if they would only let him alone!
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading A certain old football phrase rang day and night in Conniston's brain, "_It is anybody's game!_" Anybody's game!
RattlesnakenounUS /ˈrætəlsneɪk/
pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading And he knew that he could play this game safely and win--if they would only let him alone!
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
cut with a saw
From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
smashingnounUS /ˈsmæʃɪŋ/
the act of breaking something into small pieces
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
smoothlyadverbUS /ˈsmuːðli/
with no problems or difficulties
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he knew that he could play this game safely and win--if they would only let him alone!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And he knew that he could play this game safely and win--if they would only let him alone!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
unforeseenadjectiveUS /ˌʌnfɔːrˈsiːn/
not anticipated
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading And he knew that he could play this game safely and win--if they would only let him alone!
in the company of; together with
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading For there was a chance for success in the Great Work, and he saw that chance clearly, and fought hard for it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If everything went smoothly now, if Mr. Crawford gave him five hundred more men, if there were no unforeseen obstacles set in his way, no smashing accidents, he would see the ditches in Rattlesnake Valley filled with water by the last day of September.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading He had figured on everything, he had sat late into many a night after the grind of a twelve or fifteen hour day, frowning over details, calculating to the cubic yard what he must do each and every day, going over his calculations with a care which missed no detail.
