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From this reading THE BATTLE OF LE CHIEN ROUGE —1— Can you beat it?
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When the personnel clerk told me about it, I couldn’t say a word, just vanished in order to digest this information.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When the personnel clerk told me about it, I couldn’t say a word, just vanished in order to digest this information.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After my going to all that trouble to get Ben transferred, we were informed that the big ape was in the jug at Le Mans!
(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 After my going to all that trouble to get Ben transferred, we were informed that the big ape was in the jug at Le Mans!
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading God alone knew what he’d been up to.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I thought of everything, from drunkenness and disorderly conduct to assault upon an officer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I thought of everything, from drunkenness and disorderly conduct to assault upon an officer.
apenounUS /eɪp/
any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
From this reading After my going to all that trouble to get Ben transferred, we were informed that the big ape was in the jug at Le Mans!
assaultnounUS /əˈsɔːlt/
close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
From this reading I thought of everything, from drunkenness and disorderly conduct to assault upon an officer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After my going to all that trouble to get Ben transferred, we were informed that the big ape was in the jug at Le Mans!
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE BATTLE OF LE CHIEN ROUGE —1— Can you beat it?
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading THE BATTLE OF LE CHIEN ROUGE —1— Can you beat it?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading God alone knew what he’d been up to.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading After my going to all that trouble to get Ben transferred, we were informed that the big ape was in the jug at Le Mans!
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading After my going to all that trouble to get Ben transferred, we were informed that the big ape was in the jug at Le Mans!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading THE BATTLE OF LE CHIEN ROUGE —1— Can you beat it?
CHIEN
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an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading When the personnel clerk told me about it, I couldn’t say a word, just vanished in order to digest this information.
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading I thought of everything, from drunkenness and disorderly conduct to assault upon an officer.
couldn't
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From this reading When the personnel clerk told me about it, I couldn’t say a word, just vanished in order to digest this information.
digestverbUS /daɪˈdʒest/
convert food into absorbable substances
From this reading When the personnel clerk told me about it, I couldn’t say a word, just vanished in order to digest this information.
disorderlyadjectiveUS /dɪˈsɔːrdərli/
undisciplined and unruly
From this reading I thought of everything, from drunkenness and disorderly conduct to assault upon an officer.
drunkennessnounUS /ˈdrʌŋkənnəs/
a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
From this reading I thought of everything, from drunkenness and disorderly conduct to assault upon an officer.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I thought of everything, from drunkenness and disorderly conduct to assault upon an officer.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I thought of everything, from drunkenness and disorderly conduct to assault upon an officer.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading After my going to all that trouble to get Ben transferred, we were informed that the big ape was in the jug at Le Mans!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God alone knew what he’d been up to.
the act of departing
From this reading After my going to all that trouble to get Ben transferred, we were informed that the big ape was in the jug at Le Mans!
he'd
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From this reading God alone knew what he’d been up to.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought of everything, from drunkenness and disorderly conduct to assault upon an officer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After my going to all that trouble to get Ben transferred, we were informed that the big ape was in the jug at Le Mans!
a message received and understood
From this reading When the personnel clerk told me about it, I couldn’t say a word, just vanished in order to digest this information.
having much knowledge or education
From this reading After my going to all that trouble to get Ben transferred, we were informed that the big ape was in the jug at Le Mans!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE BATTLE OF LE CHIEN ROUGE —1— Can you beat it?
jugnounUS /dʒʌɡ/
a large bottle with a narrow mouth
From this reading After my going to all that trouble to get Ben transferred, we were informed that the big ape was in the jug at Le Mans!
and nothing more
From this reading When the personnel clerk told me about it, I couldn’t say a word, just vanished in order to digest this information.
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 God alone knew what he’d been up to.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading THE BATTLE OF LE CHIEN ROUGE —1— Can you beat it?
MansnounUS /mænz/
plural of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading After my going to all that trouble to get Ben transferred, we were informed that the big ape was in the jug at Le Mans!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the personnel clerk told me about it, I couldn’t say a word, just vanished in order to digest this information.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After my going to all that trouble to get Ben transferred, we were informed that the big ape was in the jug at Le Mans!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BATTLE OF LE CHIEN ROUGE —1— Can you beat it?
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading I thought of everything, from drunkenness and disorderly conduct to assault upon an officer.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading When the personnel clerk told me about it, I couldn’t say a word, just vanished in order to digest this information.
personnelnounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnel/
group of people willing to obey orders
From this reading When the personnel clerk told me about it, I couldn’t say a word, just vanished in order to digest this information.
ROUGEnounUS /ruːʒ/
makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
From this reading THE BATTLE OF LE CHIEN ROUGE —1— Can you beat it?
express in words
From this reading When the personnel clerk told me about it, I couldn’t say a word, just vanished in order to digest this information.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After my going to all that trouble to get Ben transferred, we were informed that the big ape was in the jug at Le Mans!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE OF LE CHIEN ROUGE —1— Can you beat it?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When the personnel clerk told me about it, I couldn’t say a word, just vanished in order to digest this information.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought of everything, from drunkenness and disorderly conduct to assault upon an officer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After my going to all that trouble to get Ben transferred, we were informed that the big ape was in the jug at Le Mans!
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading When the personnel clerk told me about it, I couldn’t say a word, just vanished in order to digest this information.
transferredverbUS /trænˈsfɜːrd/
inflected form of “transfer” — transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
From this reading After my going to all that trouble to get Ben transferred, we were informed that the big ape was in the jug at Le Mans!
a source of difficulty
From this reading After my going to all that trouble to get Ben transferred, we were informed that the big ape was in the jug at Le Mans!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading God alone knew what he’d been up to.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I thought of everything, from drunkenness and disorderly conduct to assault upon an officer.
having passed out of existence
From this reading When the personnel clerk told me about it, I couldn’t say a word, just vanished in order to digest this information.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After my going to all that trouble to get Ben transferred, we were informed that the big ape was in the jug at Le Mans!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After my going to all that trouble to get Ben transferred, we were informed that the big ape was in the jug at Le Mans!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After my going to all that trouble to get Ben transferred, we were informed that the big ape was in the jug at Le Mans!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading God alone knew what he’d been up to.
at the time that
From this reading When the personnel clerk told me about it, I couldn’t say a word, just vanished in order to digest this information.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading When the personnel clerk told me about it, I couldn’t say a word, just vanished in order to digest this information.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE BATTLE OF LE CHIEN ROUGE —1— Can you beat it?
