used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a hot day and the sky was very bright and blue and the road was white and dusty.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I sat in the high seat of the Fiat and thought about nothing.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been driving and I sat in the car and the driver took the papers in.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading It was a hot day and the sky was very bright and blue and the road was white and dusty.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading It was a hot day and the sky was very bright and blue and the road was white and dusty.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was a hot day and the sky was very bright and blue and the road was white and dusty.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading I had been driving and I sat in the car and the driver took the papers in.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading I had been driving and I sat in the car and the driver took the papers in.
dustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading It was a hot day and the sky was very bright and blue and the road was white and dusty.
FiatnounUS /ˈfaɪæt/
a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
From this reading I sat in the high seat of the Fiat and thought about nothing.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been driving and I sat in the car and the driver took the papers in.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading I sat in the high seat of the Fiat and thought about nothing.
hospitalsnounUS /ˈhɑːspɪtəlz/
plural of “hospital” — a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading It was a hot day and the sky was very bright and blue and the road was white and dusty.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had been driving and I sat in the car and the driver took the papers in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a hot day and the sky was very bright and blue and the road was white and dusty.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I sat in the high seat of the Fiat and thought about nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I sat in the high seat of the Fiat and thought about nothing.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
go across or through
From this reading A regiment went by in the road and I watched them pass.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading A regiment went by in the road and I watched them pass.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading It was a hot day and the sky was very bright and blue and the road was white and dusty.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading I had been driving and I sat in the car and the driver took the papers in.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading I sat in the high seat of the Fiat and thought about nothing.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading It was a hot day and the sky was very bright and blue and the road was white and dusty.
smistimento
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From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
sortedadjectiveUS /ˈsɔːrtɪd/
arranged according to size
From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A regiment went by in the road and I watched them pass.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I sat in the high seat of the Fiat and thought about nothing.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I had been driving and I sat in the car and the driver took the papers in.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was a hot day and the sky was very bright and blue and the road was white and dusty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a hot day and the sky was very bright and blue and the road was white and dusty.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading A regiment went by in the road and I watched them pass.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A regiment went by in the road and I watched them pass.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
in or at the place that
From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
a Caucasian
From this reading It was a hot day and the sky was very bright and blue and the road was white and dusty.
people who are wounded
From this reading I came back the next afternoon from our first mountain post and stopped the car at the _smistimento_ where the wounded and sick were sorted by their papers and the papers marked for the different hospitals.
