Chapter X

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “That’s what I call a soldier,” said Alison, when the news was brought that Neal would not return with the others, “for all that, I am glad enough that John is coming back, and Ira, too.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading “That’s what I call a soldier,” said Alison, when the news was brought that Neal would not return with the others, “for all that, I am glad enough that John is coming back, and Ira, too.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading “That’s what I call a soldier,” said Alison, when the news was brought that Neal would not return with the others, “for all that, I am glad enough that John is coming back, and Ira, too.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They have won their discharge, for both are wounded.”

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading “That’s what I call a soldier,” said Alison, when the news was brought that Neal would not return with the others, “for all that, I am glad enough that John is coming back, and Ira, too.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

a mountain or tall hill

From this reading The Texan Rangers, under Major Ben McCullough, having been discharged at this point, John and Ira made ready to return home while Neal reentered service under Colonel John Hay.

the two together, not just one

From this reading They have won their discharge, for both are wounded.”

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading “I am glad to say not seriously,” said Christine, putting down the letter just received from her brother.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading “That’s what I call a soldier,” said Alison, when the news was brought that Neal would not return with the others, “for all that, I am glad enough that John is coming back, and Ira, too.

a projectile that is fired from a gun

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading “That’s what I call a soldier,” said Alison, when the news was brought that Neal would not return with the others, “for all that, I am glad enough that John is coming back, and Ira, too.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I am glad to say not seriously,” said Christine, putting down the letter just received from her brother.

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading The Texan Rangers, under Major Ben McCullough, having been discharged at this point, John and Ira made ready to return home while Neal reentered service under Colonel John Hay.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading “That’s what I call a soldier,” said Alison, when the news was brought that Neal would not return with the others, “for all that, I am glad enough that John is coming back, and Ira, too.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

complete or carry out

From this reading They have won their discharge, for both are wounded.”

having lost your job

From this reading The Texan Rangers, under Major Ben McCullough, having been discharged at this point, John and Ira made ready to return home while Neal reentered service under Colonel John Hay.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading “I am glad to say not seriously,” said Christine, putting down the letter just received from her brother.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading “That’s what I call a soldier,” said Alison, when the news was brought that Neal would not return with the others, “for all that, I am glad enough that John is coming back, and Ira, too.

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “That’s what I call a soldier,” said Alison, when the news was brought that Neal would not return with the others, “for all that, I am glad enough that John is coming back, and Ira, too.

the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “I am glad to say not seriously,” said Christine, putting down the letter just received from her brother.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading “That’s what I call a soldier,” said Alison, when the news was brought that Neal would not return with the others, “for all that, I am glad enough that John is coming back, and Ira, too.

the act of departing

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading They have won their discharge, for both are wounded.”

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading The Texan Rangers, under Major Ben McCullough, having been discharged at this point, John and Ira made ready to return home while Neal reentered service under Colonel John Hay.

grass mowed and cured for use as fodder

From this reading The Texan Rangers, under Major Ben McCullough, having been discharged at this point, John and Ira made ready to return home while Neal reentered service under Colonel John Hay.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “I am glad to say not seriously,” said Christine, putting down the letter just received from her brother.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “That’s what I call a soldier,” said Alison, when the news was brought that Neal would not return with the others, “for all that, I am glad enough that John is coming back, and Ira, too.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “That’s what I call a soldier,” said Alison, when the news was brought that Neal would not return with the others, “for all that, I am glad enough that John is coming back, and Ira, too.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

and nothing more

From this reading “I am glad to say not seriously,” said Christine, putting down the letter just received from her brother.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading “I am glad to say not seriously,” said Christine, putting down the letter just received from her brother.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The Texan Rangers, under Major Ben McCullough, having been discharged at this point, John and Ira made ready to return home while Neal reentered service under Colonel John Hay.

of greater importance or stature or rank

From this reading The Texan Rangers, under Major Ben McCullough, having been discharged at this point, John and Ira made ready to return home while Neal reentered service under Colonel John Hay.

plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Texan Rangers, under Major Ben McCullough, having been discharged at this point, John and Ira made ready to return home while Neal reentered service under Colonel John Hay.

a town in western California to the south of San Francisco on a peninsula at the southern end of Monterey Bay

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

information about recent and important events

From this reading “That’s what I call a soldier,” said Alison, when the news was brought that Neal would not return with the others, “for all that, I am glad enough that John is coming back, and Ira, too.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “That’s what I call a soldier,” said Alison, when the news was brought that Neal would not return with the others, “for all that, I am glad enough that John is coming back, and Ira, too.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “That’s what I call a soldier,” said Alison, when the news was brought that Neal would not return with the others, “for all that, I am glad enough that John is coming back, and Ira, too.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading The Texan Rangers, under Major Ben McCullough, having been discharged at this point, John and Ira made ready to return home while Neal reentered service under Colonel John Hay.

hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter

From this reading “I am glad to say not seriously,” said Christine, putting down the letter just received from her brother.

with low volume

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

plural of “ranger” — a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier

From this reading The Texan Rangers, under Major Ben McCullough, having been discharged at this point, John and Ira made ready to return home while Neal reentered service under Colonel John Hay.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading The Texan Rangers, under Major Ben McCullough, having been discharged at this point, John and Ira made ready to return home while Neal reentered service under Colonel John Hay.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading “I am glad to say not seriously,” said Christine, putting down the letter just received from her brother.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Texan Rangers, under Major Ben McCullough, having been discharged at this point, John and Ira made ready to return home while Neal reentered service under Colonel John Hay.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading The Texan Rangers, under Major Ben McCullough, having been discharged at this point, John and Ira made ready to return home while Neal reentered service under Colonel John Hay.

a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “That’s what I call a soldier,” said Alison, when the news was brought that Neal would not return with the others, “for all that, I am glad enough that John is coming back, and Ira, too.

express in words

From this reading “I am glad to say not seriously,” said Christine, putting down the letter just received from her brother.

in a serious manner

From this reading “I am glad to say not seriously,” said Christine, putting down the letter just received from her brother.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading The Texan Rangers, under Major Ben McCullough, having been discharged at this point, John and Ira made ready to return home while Neal reentered service under Colonel John Hay.

lift onto one's shoulders

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

hurl as if with a sling

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading “That’s what I call a soldier,” said Alison, when the news was brought that Neal would not return with the others, “for all that, I am glad enough that John is coming back, and Ira, too.

a native or resident of Texas

From this reading The Texan Rangers, under Major Ben McCullough, having been discharged at this point, John and Ira made ready to return home while Neal reentered service under Colonel John Hay.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “That’s what I call a soldier,” said Alison, when the news was brought that Neal would not return with the others, “for all that, I am glad enough that John is coming back, and Ira, too.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “That’s what I call a soldier,” said Alison, when the news was brought that Neal would not return with the others, “for all that, I am glad enough that John is coming back, and Ira, too.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They have won their discharge, for both are wounded.”

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They have won their discharge, for both are wounded.”

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The Texan Rangers, under Major Ben McCullough, having been discharged at this point, John and Ira made ready to return home while Neal reentered service under Colonel John Hay.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Texan Rangers, under Major Ben McCullough, having been discharged at this point, John and Ira made ready to return home while Neal reentered service under Colonel John Hay.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading “That’s what I call a soldier,” said Alison, when the news was brought that Neal would not return with the others, “for all that, I am glad enough that John is coming back, and Ira, too.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading The Texan Rangers, under Major Ben McCullough, having been discharged at this point, John and Ira made ready to return home while Neal reentered service under Colonel John Hay.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “That’s what I call a soldier,” said Alison, when the news was brought that Neal would not return with the others, “for all that, I am glad enough that John is coming back, and Ira, too.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “That’s what I call a soldier,” said Alison, when the news was brought that Neal would not return with the others, “for all that, I am glad enough that John is coming back, and Ira, too.

at the time that

From this reading “That’s what I call a soldier,” said Alison, when the news was brought that Neal would not return with the others, “for all that, I am glad enough that John is coming back, and Ira, too.

during the time that

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A RAFFLE While matters were going on quietly at home John and his friends had been in the thick of battle, and the desperate fighting at Monterey had left John with his arm in a sling, Ira with a bullet in his shoulder and Neal with a sabre cut across his forehead.

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading They have won their discharge, for both are wounded.”

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “That’s what I call a soldier,” said Alison, when the news was brought that Neal would not return with the others, “for all that, I am glad enough that John is coming back, and Ira, too.

people who are wounded

From this reading They have won their discharge, for both are wounded.”