Chapter IV

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

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

moving forward

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

in the past

From this reading Some weeks ago Charley’s wife left to live with her sister; her cousin still remained with us.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading He seemed in the end to have become almost a familiar among us.

a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

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

From this reading We knew by his photographs that he was handsome, and, by the portions of his letters which she read to us, that he was tender and deep-feeling and strong of courage.

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading He seemed in the end to have become almost a familiar among us.

of or relating to or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgian people

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading We knew by his photographs that he was handsome, and, by the portions of his letters which she read to us, that he was tender and deep-feeling and strong of courage.

a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

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From this reading The soldier’s wife, the niece of an old friend of ours, a gay, courageous creature, who twice had gone into the line of fire to see her husband, was never tired of speaking to us of “Charley.”

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From this reading Some weeks ago Charley’s wife left to live with her sister; her cousin still remained with us.

pleasing or delighting

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

From this reading We knew by his photographs that he was handsome, and, by the portions of his letters which she read to us, that he was tender and deep-feeling and strong of courage.

possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

From this reading The soldier’s wife, the niece of an old friend of ours, a gay, courageous creature, who twice had gone into the line of fire to see her husband, was never tired of speaking to us of “Charley.”

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading Some weeks ago Charley’s wife left to live with her sister; her cousin still remained with us.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading The soldier’s wife, the niece of an old friend of ours, a gay, courageous creature, who twice had gone into the line of fire to see her husband, was never tired of speaking to us of “Charley.”

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From this reading We knew by his photographs that he was handsome, and, by the portions of his letters which she read to us, that he was tender and deep-feeling and strong of courage.

in a delicate manner

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading He seemed in the end to have become almost a familiar among us.

plural of “exile” — a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

well known or easily recognized

From this reading He seemed in the end to have become almost a familiar among us.

start firing a weapon

From this reading The soldier’s wife, the niece of an old friend of ours, a gay, courageous creature, who twice had gone into the line of fire to see her husband, was never tired of speaking to us of “Charley.”

moving swiftly

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading The soldier’s wife, the niece of an old friend of ours, a gay, courageous creature, who twice had gone into the line of fire to see her husband, was never tired of speaking to us of “Charley.”

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading The soldier’s wife, the niece of an old friend of ours, a gay, courageous creature, who twice had gone into the line of fire to see her husband, was never tired of speaking to us of “Charley.”

destroyed or killed

From this reading The soldier’s wife, the niece of an old friend of ours, a gay, courageous creature, who twice had gone into the line of fire to see her husband, was never tired of speaking to us of “Charley.”

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

From this reading The soldier’s wife, the niece of an old friend of ours, a gay, courageous creature, who twice had gone into the line of fire to see her husband, was never tired of speaking to us of “Charley.”

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading We knew by his photographs that he was handsome, and, by the portions of his letters which she read to us, that he was tender and deep-feeling and strong of courage.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He seemed in the end to have become almost a familiar among us.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He seemed in the end to have become almost a familiar among us.

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

From this reading The soldier’s wife, the niece of an old friend of ours, a gay, courageous creature, who twice had gone into the line of fire to see her husband, was never tired of speaking to us of “Charley.”

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

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

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

From this reading We knew by his photographs that he was handsome, and, by the portions of his letters which she read to us, that he was tender and deep-feeling and strong of courage.

intense and profound fear

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

a member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th century

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading The soldier’s wife, the niece of an old friend of ours, a gay, courageous creature, who twice had gone into the line of fire to see her husband, was never tired of speaking to us of “Charley.”

plural of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

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

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The soldier’s wife, the niece of an old friend of ours, a gay, courageous creature, who twice had gone into the line of fire to see her husband, was never tired of speaking to us of “Charley.”

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 We knew by his photographs that he was handsome, and, by the portions of his letters which she read to us, that he was tender and deep-feeling and strong of courage.

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 Some weeks ago Charley’s wife left to live with her sister; her cousin still remained with us.

the literary culture

From this reading We knew by his photographs that he was handsome, and, by the portions of his letters which she read to us, that he was tender and deep-feeling and strong of courage.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading The soldier’s wife, the niece of an old friend of ours, a gay, courageous creature, who twice had gone into the line of fire to see her husband, was never tired of speaking to us of “Charley.”

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Some weeks ago Charley’s wife left to live with her sister; her cousin still remained with us.

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 Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

plural of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading The soldier’s wife, the niece of an old friend of ours, a gay, courageous creature, who twice had gone into the line of fire to see her husband, was never tired of speaking to us of “Charley.”

a daughter of your brother or sister

From this reading The soldier’s wife, the niece of an old friend of ours, a gay, courageous creature, who twice had gone into the line of fire to see her husband, was never tired of speaking to us of “Charley.”

past form of “nurture” — help develop, help grow

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The soldier’s wife, the niece of an old friend of ours, a gay, courageous creature, who twice had gone into the line of fire to see her husband, was never tired of speaking to us of “Charley.”

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading The soldier’s wife, the niece of an old friend of ours, a gay, courageous creature, who twice had gone into the line of fire to see her husband, was never tired of speaking to us of “Charley.”

plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format

From this reading We knew by his photographs that he was handsome, and, by the portions of his letters which she read to us, that he was tender and deep-feeling and strong of courage.

plural of “portion” — something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading We knew by his photographs that he was handsome, and, by the portions of his letters which she read to us, that he was tender and deep-feeling and strong of courage.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading We knew by his photographs that he was handsome, and, by the portions of his letters which she read to us, that he was tender and deep-feeling and strong of courage.

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Some weeks ago Charley’s wife left to live with her sister; her cousin still remained with us.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading The soldier’s wife, the niece of an old friend of ours, a gay, courageous creature, who twice had gone into the line of fire to see her husband, was never tired of speaking to us of “Charley.”

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading He seemed in the end to have become almost a familiar among us.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading We knew by his photographs that he was handsome, and, by the portions of his letters which she read to us, that he was tender and deep-feeling and strong of courage.

plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Some weeks ago Charley’s wife left to live with her sister; her cousin still remained with us.

possessive form of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading The soldier’s wife, the niece of an old friend of ours, a gay, courageous creature, who twice had gone into the line of fire to see her husband, was never tired of speaking to us of “Charley.”

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Some weeks ago Charley’s wife left to live with her sister; her cousin still remained with us.

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading The soldier’s wife, the niece of an old friend of ours, a gay, courageous creature, who twice had gone into the line of fire to see her husband, was never tired of speaking to us of “Charley.”

not in physical motion

From this reading Some weeks ago Charley’s wife left to live with her sister; her cousin still remained with us.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading We knew by his photographs that he was handsome, and, by the portions of his letters which she read to us, that he was tender and deep-feeling and strong of courage.

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading We knew by his photographs that he was handsome, and, by the portions of his letters which she read to us, that he was tender and deep-feeling and strong of courage.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We knew by his photographs that he was handsome, and, by the portions of his letters which she read to us, that he was tender and deep-feeling and strong of courage.

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

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading The soldier’s wife, the niece of an old friend of ours, a gay, courageous creature, who twice had gone into the line of fire to see her husband, was never tired of speaking to us of “Charley.”

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

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

two times

From this reading The soldier’s wife, the niece of an old friend of ours, a gay, courageous creature, who twice had gone into the line of fire to see her husband, was never tired of speaking to us of “Charley.”

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The soldier’s wife, the niece of an old friend of ours, a gay, courageous creature, who twice had gone into the line of fire to see her husband, was never tired of speaking to us of “Charley.”

tell voluntarily

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

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

From this reading The soldier’s wife, the niece of an old friend of ours, a gay, courageous creature, who twice had gone into the line of fire to see her husband, was never tired of speaking to us of “Charley.”

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We knew by his photographs that he was handsome, and, by the portions of his letters which she read to us, that he was tender and deep-feeling and strong of courage.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Some weeks ago Charley’s wife left to live with her sister; her cousin still remained with us.

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

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading We knew by his photographs that he was handsome, and, by the portions of his letters which she read to us, that he was tender and deep-feeling and strong of courage.

which person or people

From this reading The soldier’s wife, the niece of an old friend of ours, a gay, courageous creature, who twice had gone into the line of fire to see her husband, was never tired of speaking to us of “Charley.”

belonging to which person

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading The soldier’s wife, the niece of an old friend of ours, a gay, courageous creature, who twice had gone into the line of fire to see her husband, was never tired of speaking to us of “Charley.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

actively engaged in paid work

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Among the many exiles flying to our shores from the horror of the advancing Hun were two young mothers with their children--two charming, delicately nurtured, high-born, high-minded women, whose husbands were, one, an officer in the Belgian army, the other, a volunteer working in the ambulance at Calais.