adjutantnounUS /ˈædʒətənt/
an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
From this reading "The adjutant is dead; you are charged with killing him; have you anything to say?"
(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 He finished with all other work first, and then directed that I should be brought before him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He finished with all other work first, and then directed that I should be brought before him.
any thing at all
From this reading "The adjutant is dead; you are charged with killing him; have you anything to say?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The adjutant is dead; you are charged with killing him; have you anything to say?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I knew this, because the others were taken away to stand their trial, and I was left behind.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He finished with all other work first, and then directed that I should be brought before him.
for the reason that
From this reading I knew this, because the others were taken away to stand their trial, and I was left behind.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He finished with all other work first, and then directed that I should be brought before him.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I knew this, because the others were taken away to stand their trial, and I was left behind.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He finished with all other work first, and then directed that I should be brought before him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Next morning the preliminary investigation was held by the commandant.
chargedadjectiveUS /tʃɑːrdʒd/
of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
From this reading "The adjutant is dead; you are charged with killing him; have you anything to say?"
commandantnounUS /ˌkɑːmənˈdɑːnt/
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading Next morning the preliminary investigation was held by the commandant.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "The adjutant is dead; you are charged with killing him; have you anything to say?"
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading He finished with all other work first, and then directed that I should be brought before him.
directnessnounUS /dərˈektnəs/
trueness of course toward a goal
From this reading When I was in his presence I saluted, and the commandant said with soldierly directness:
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading He finished with all other work first, and then directed that I should be brought before him.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He finished with all other work first, and then directed that I should be brought before him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The adjutant is dead; you are charged with killing him; have you anything to say?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He finished with all other work first, and then directed that I should be brought before him.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Next morning the preliminary investigation was held by the commandant.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He finished with all other work first, and then directed that I should be brought before him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When I was in his presence I saluted, and the commandant said with soldierly directness:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He finished with all other work first, and then directed that I should be brought before him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I was in his presence I saluted, and the commandant said with soldierly directness:
investigationnounUS /ˌɪnvestəˈɡeɪʃən/
an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
From this reading Next morning the preliminary investigation was held by the commandant.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The adjutant is dead; you are charged with killing him; have you anything to say?"
killingnounUS /ˈkɪlɪŋ/
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading "The adjutant is dead; you are charged with killing him; have you anything to say?"
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 I knew this, because the others were taken away to stand their trial, and I was left behind.
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 I knew this, because the others were taken away to stand their trial, and I was left behind.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Next morning the preliminary investigation was held by the commandant.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next morning the preliminary investigation was held by the commandant.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He finished with all other work first, and then directed that I should be brought before him.
others
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From this reading I knew this, because the others were taken away to stand their trial, and I was left behind.
preliminaryadjectiveUS /prɪˈlɪməneri/
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
From this reading Next morning the preliminary investigation was held by the commandant.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading When I was in his presence I saluted, and the commandant said with soldierly directness:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When I was in his presence I saluted, and the commandant said with soldierly directness:
salutedverbUS /səˈluːtɪd/
past form of “salute” — propose a toast to
From this reading When I was in his presence I saluted, and the commandant said with soldierly directness:
express in words
From this reading "The adjutant is dead; you are charged with killing him; have you anything to say?"
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He finished with all other work first, and then directed that I should be brought before him.
soldierlyadjective
(of persons) befitting a warrior
From this reading When I was in his presence I saluted, and the commandant said with soldierly directness:
be standing; be upright
From this reading I knew this, because the others were taken away to stand their trial, and I was left behind.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading I knew this, because the others were taken away to stand their trial, and I was left behind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He finished with all other work first, and then directed that I should be brought before him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning the preliminary investigation was held by the commandant.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I knew this, because the others were taken away to stand their trial, and I was left behind.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He finished with all other work first, and then directed that I should be brought before him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I knew this, because the others were taken away to stand their trial, and I was left behind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I knew this, because the others were taken away to stand their trial, and I was left behind.
the act of testing something
From this reading I knew this, because the others were taken away to stand their trial, and I was left behind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next morning the preliminary investigation was held by the commandant.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I knew this, because the others were taken away to stand their trial, and I was left behind.
at the time that
From this reading When I was in his presence I saluted, and the commandant said with soldierly directness:
in the company of; together with
From this reading He finished with all other work first, and then directed that I should be brought before him.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He finished with all other work first, and then directed that I should be brought before him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The adjutant is dead; you are charged with killing him; have you anything to say?"
