used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LEGACY.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading In a moment of weakness he had put himself absolutely in the power of Major Strause.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
Aylmer
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From this reading There was a young subaltern in the regiment, of the name of Aylmer.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
captaincynoun
the post of captain
From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
EssexnounUS /ˈesɪks/
a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary
From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
set up or found
From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
Gavon
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From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
InfantrynounUS /ˈɪnfəntri/
an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
and nothing more
From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
Keith
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From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
LEGACYnounUS /ˈleɡəsi/
(law) a gift of personal property by will
From this reading A LEGACY.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
MajoradjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading In a moment of weakness he had put himself absolutely in the power of Major Strause.
a particular point in time
From this reading In a moment of weakness he had put himself absolutely in the power of Major Strause.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There was a young subaltern in the regiment, of the name of Aylmer.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a moment of weakness he had put himself absolutely in the power of Major Strause.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Major Strause was his senior officer.
opensnounUS /ˈoʊpənz/
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading In a moment of weakness he had put himself absolutely in the power of Major Strause.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In a moment of weakness he had put himself absolutely in the power of Major Strause.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading There was a young subaltern in the regiment, of the name of Aylmer.
Identical; not different.
From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
scrapeverbUS /skreɪp/
scratch repeatedly
From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
senioradjectiveUS /ˈsiːnjər/
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading Major Strause was his senior officer.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
Strause
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From this reading In a moment of weakness he had put himself absolutely in the power of Major Strause.
subalternnoun
a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
From this reading There was a young subaltern in the regiment, of the name of Aylmer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a young subaltern in the regiment, of the name of Aylmer.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Major Strause was his senior officer.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading In a moment of weakness he had put himself absolutely in the power of Major Strause.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading A year and a half before this story opens Gavon Keith had got his captaincy in the North Essex Light Infantry, and just about the same time he found himself in a serious scrape.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading There was a young subaltern in the regiment, of the name of Aylmer.
