used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
advisernounUS /ædˈvaɪzər/
an expert who gives advice
From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
how long something has existed
From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He was making friends among the students, his prospects of getting into some of the big games were very good--he was happy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
balmyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːmi/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was making friends among the students, his prospects of getting into some of the big games were very good--he was happy.
CalifornianounUS /ˌkæləˈfɔːrnjə/
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The winter’s cold had given way to the rare warmth of the Eastern spring.
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading The winter’s cold had given way to the rare warmth of the Eastern spring.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading He was making friends among the students, his prospects of getting into some of the big games were very good--he was happy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
gamesnounUS /ɡeɪmz/
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading He was making friends among the students, his prospects of getting into some of the big games were very good--he was happy.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading He was making friends among the students, his prospects of getting into some of the big games were very good--he was happy.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The winter’s cold had given way to the rare warmth of the Eastern spring.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The winter’s cold had given way to the rare warmth of the Eastern spring.
Hagner
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From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
Hal
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From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading He was making friends among the students, his prospects of getting into some of the big games were very good--he was happy.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was making friends among the students, his prospects of getting into some of the big games were very good--he was happy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was making friends among the students, his prospects of getting into some of the big games were very good--he was happy.
and nothing more
From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
knocksnounUS /nɑːks/
plural of “knock” — the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
leafnounUS /liːf/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading He was making friends among the students, his prospects of getting into some of the big games were very good--he was happy.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
information about recent and important events
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The winter’s cold had given way to the rare warmth of the Eastern spring.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
prospectsnounUS /ˈprɑːspekts/
plural of “prospect” — the possibility of future success
From this reading He was making friends among the students, his prospects of getting into some of the big games were very good--he was happy.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading The winter’s cold had given way to the rare warmth of the Eastern spring.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He was making friends among the students, his prospects of getting into some of the big games were very good--he was happy.
the season of growth
From this reading The winter’s cold had given way to the rare warmth of the Eastern spring.
studentsnounUS /ˈstuːdənts/
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading He was making friends among the students, his prospects of getting into some of the big games were very good--he was happy.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The winter’s cold had given way to the rare warmth of the Eastern spring.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The winter’s cold had given way to the rare warmth of the Eastern spring.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
precisely as stated
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
warmthnounUS /wɔːrmθ/
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading The winter’s cold had given way to the rare warmth of the Eastern spring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The winter’s cold had given way to the rare warmth of the Eastern spring.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
belonging to which person
From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
winter'snounUS /ˈwɪntərz/
possessive form of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The winter’s cold had given way to the rare warmth of the Eastern spring.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
