used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They called him “a little bunch of brains and nerves,” and he deserved the compliment.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Johnny knew the game from top to bottom and across the middle.
advisernounUS /ædˈvaɪzər/
an expert who gives advice
From this reading Johnny besides being the regular second baseman of the Varsity was the chum of Hughie Jenkins, the manager of the team and his chief adviser with Captain Larke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Johnny besides being the regular second baseman of the Varsity was the chum of Hughie Jenkins, the manager of the team and his chief adviser with Captain Larke.
baseman
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From this reading Johnny besides being the regular second baseman of the Varsity was the chum of Hughie Jenkins, the manager of the team and his chief adviser with Captain Larke.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Johnny besides being the regular second baseman of the Varsity was the chum of Hughie Jenkins, the manager of the team and his chief adviser with Captain Larke.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Johnny besides being the regular second baseman of the Varsity was the chum of Hughie Jenkins, the manager of the team and his chief adviser with Captain Larke.
the lower side of anything
From this reading Johnny knew the game from top to bottom and across the middle.
brainsnounUS /breɪnz/
plural of “brain” — 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 They called him “a little bunch of brains and nerves,” and he deserved the compliment.
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading They called him “a little bunch of brains and nerves,” and he deserved the compliment.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They called him “a little bunch of brains and nerves,” and he deserved the compliment.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Johnny besides being the regular second baseman of the Varsity was the chum of Hughie Jenkins, the manager of the team and his chief adviser with Captain Larke.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Johnny besides being the regular second baseman of the Varsity was the chum of Hughie Jenkins, the manager of the team and his chief adviser with Captain Larke.
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Johnny besides being the regular second baseman of the Varsity was the chum of Hughie Jenkins, the manager of the team and his chief adviser with Captain Larke.
complimentverbUS /ˈkɑːmpləment/
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading They called him “a little bunch of brains and nerves,” and he deserved the compliment.
deservedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzɜːrvd/
properly deserved
From this reading They called him “a little bunch of brains and nerves,” and he deserved the compliment.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE FIRST LINE-UP “Well, what do you think of your freshman phenoms?”
Everson
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From this reading It was Johnny Everson who was speaking.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST LINE-UP “Well, what do you think of your freshman phenoms?”
freshmannounUS /ˈfreʃmən/
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading THE FIRST LINE-UP “Well, what do you think of your freshman phenoms?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Johnny knew the game from top to bottom and across the middle.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Johnny knew the game from top to bottom and across the middle.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They called him “a little bunch of brains and nerves,” and he deserved the compliment.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They called him “a little bunch of brains and nerves,” and he deserved the compliment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Johnny besides being the regular second baseman of the Varsity was the chum of Hughie Jenkins, the manager of the team and his chief adviser with Captain Larke.
Hughie
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From this reading Johnny besides being the regular second baseman of the Varsity was the chum of Hughie Jenkins, the manager of the team and his chief adviser with Captain Larke.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Johnny Everson who was speaking.
Jenkins
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From this reading Johnny besides being the regular second baseman of the Varsity was the chum of Hughie Jenkins, the manager of the team and his chief adviser with Captain Larke.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading It was Johnny Everson who was speaking.
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 Johnny knew the game from top to bottom and across the middle.
Larke
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From this reading Johnny besides being the regular second baseman of the Varsity was the chum of Hughie Jenkins, the manager of the team and his chief adviser with Captain Larke.
LINE-UP
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From this reading THE FIRST LINE-UP “Well, what do you think of your freshman phenoms?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They called him “a little bunch of brains and nerves,” and he deserved the compliment.
managernounUS /ˈmænədʒər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading Johnny besides being the regular second baseman of the Varsity was the chum of Hughie Jenkins, the manager of the team and his chief adviser with Captain Larke.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Johnny knew the game from top to bottom and across the middle.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading They called him “a little bunch of brains and nerves,” and he deserved the compliment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIRST LINE-UP “Well, what do you think of your freshman phenoms?”
phenoms
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From this reading THE FIRST LINE-UP “Well, what do you think of your freshman phenoms?”
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading Johnny besides being the regular second baseman of the Varsity was the chum of Hughie Jenkins, the manager of the team and his chief adviser with Captain Larke.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Johnny besides being the regular second baseman of the Varsity was the chum of Hughie Jenkins, the manager of the team and his chief adviser with Captain Larke.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading It was Johnny Everson who was speaking.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading Johnny besides being the regular second baseman of the Varsity was the chum of Hughie Jenkins, the manager of the team and his chief adviser with Captain Larke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST LINE-UP “Well, what do you think of your freshman phenoms?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They called him “a little bunch of brains and nerves,” and he deserved the compliment.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading THE FIRST LINE-UP “Well, what do you think of your freshman phenoms?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Johnny knew the game from top to bottom and across the middle.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Johnny knew the game from top to bottom and across the middle.
VarsitynounUS /ˈvɑːrsɪti/
a British abbreviation of “university”; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University
From this reading Johnny besides being the regular second baseman of the Varsity was the chum of Hughie Jenkins, the manager of the team and his chief adviser with Captain Larke.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Johnny Everson who was speaking.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading THE FIRST LINE-UP “Well, what do you think of your freshman phenoms?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE FIRST LINE-UP “Well, what do you think of your freshman phenoms?”
which person or people
From this reading It was Johnny Everson who was speaking.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Johnny besides being the regular second baseman of the Varsity was the chum of Hughie Jenkins, the manager of the team and his chief adviser with Captain Larke.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE FIRST LINE-UP “Well, what do you think of your freshman phenoms?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE FIRST LINE-UP “Well, what do you think of your freshman phenoms?”
