used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE WOLF IN THE SHEEPFOLD A week rolled on and matters at Minneconjou had become electric.
ambitiousadjectiveUS /æmˈbɪʃəs/
having a strong desire for success or achievement
From this reading And days were long in that northern latitude, long enough for even the most ambitious and enthusiastic of commanding officers intent on the instruction and development of the force intrusted to his care.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WOLF IN THE SHEEPFOLD A week rolled on and matters at Minneconjou had become electric.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sun rose in a cloudless sky long hours before society, as represented at our frontier city and station, followed suit, shook off the fetters of sleep and began bestirring itself for the day.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE WOLF IN THE SHEEPFOLD A week rolled on and matters at Minneconjou had become electric.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading THE WOLF IN THE SHEEPFOLD A week rolled on and matters at Minneconjou had become electric.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The sun rose in a cloudless sky long hours before society, as represented at our frontier city and station, followed suit, shook off the fetters of sleep and began bestirring itself for the day.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The sun rose in a cloudless sky long hours before society, as represented at our frontier city and station, followed suit, shook off the fetters of sleep and began bestirring itself for the day.
bestirring
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From this reading The sun rose in a cloudless sky long hours before society, as represented at our frontier city and station, followed suit, shook off the fetters of sleep and began bestirring itself for the day.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading And days were long in that northern latitude, long enough for even the most ambitious and enthusiastic of commanding officers intent on the instruction and development of the force intrusted to his care.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The sun rose in a cloudless sky long hours before society, as represented at our frontier city and station, followed suit, shook off the fetters of sleep and began bestirring itself for the day.
cloudlessadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdləs/
free from clouds
From this reading The sun rose in a cloudless sky long hours before society, as represented at our frontier city and station, followed suit, shook off the fetters of sleep and began bestirring itself for the day.
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading Yet the days seemed hardly long enough for Oswald Dwight, whose first difference with the post commander was on the subject of morning gunfire and the reveille.
commandingadjectiveUS /kəˈmændɪŋ/
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading And days were long in that northern latitude, long enough for even the most ambitious and enthusiastic of commanding officers intent on the instruction and development of the force intrusted to his care.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The sun rose in a cloudless sky long hours before society, as represented at our frontier city and station, followed suit, shook off the fetters of sleep and began bestirring itself for the day.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading And days were long in that northern latitude, long enough for even the most ambitious and enthusiastic of commanding officers intent on the instruction and development of the force intrusted to his care.
developmentnounUS /dɪˈveləpmənt/
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading And days were long in that northern latitude, long enough for even the most ambitious and enthusiastic of commanding officers intent on the instruction and development of the force intrusted to his care.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading Yet the days seemed hardly long enough for Oswald Dwight, whose first difference with the post commander was on the subject of morning gunfire and the reveille.
Dwight
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From this reading Yet the days seemed hardly long enough for Oswald Dwight, whose first difference with the post commander was on the subject of morning gunfire and the reveille.
electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading THE WOLF IN THE SHEEPFOLD A week rolled on and matters at Minneconjou had become electric.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading And days were long in that northern latitude, long enough for even the most ambitious and enthusiastic of commanding officers intent on the instruction and development of the force intrusted to his care.
enthusiasticadjectiveUS /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/
having or showing great excitement and interest
From this reading And days were long in that northern latitude, long enough for even the most ambitious and enthusiastic of commanding officers intent on the instruction and development of the force intrusted to his care.
divisible by two
From this reading And days were long in that northern latitude, long enough for even the most ambitious and enthusiastic of commanding officers intent on the instruction and development of the force intrusted to his care.
fettersnounUS /ˈfetərz/
plural of “fetter” — a shackle for the ankles or feet
From this reading The sun rose in a cloudless sky long hours before society, as represented at our frontier city and station, followed suit, shook off the fetters of sleep and began bestirring itself for the day.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Yet the days seemed hardly long enough for Oswald Dwight, whose first difference with the post commander was on the subject of morning gunfire and the reveille.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The sun rose in a cloudless sky long hours before society, as represented at our frontier city and station, followed suit, shook off the fetters of sleep and began bestirring itself for the day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The sun rose in a cloudless sky long hours before society, as represented at our frontier city and station, followed suit, shook off the fetters of sleep and began bestirring itself for the day.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading And days were long in that northern latitude, long enough for even the most ambitious and enthusiastic of commanding officers intent on the instruction and development of the force intrusted to his care.
frontiernounUS /frənˈtɪr/
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading The sun rose in a cloudless sky long hours before society, as represented at our frontier city and station, followed suit, shook off the fetters of sleep and began bestirring itself for the day.
gunfirenounUS /ˈɡʌnfaɪər/
the act of shooting a gun
From this reading Yet the days seemed hardly long enough for Oswald Dwight, whose first difference with the post commander was on the subject of morning gunfire and the reveille.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WOLF IN THE SHEEPFOLD A week rolled on and matters at Minneconjou had become electric.
only a very short time before
From this reading Yet the days seemed hardly long enough for Oswald Dwight, whose first difference with the post commander was on the subject of morning gunfire and the reveille.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And days were long in that northern latitude, long enough for even the most ambitious and enthusiastic of commanding officers intent on the instruction and development of the force intrusted to his care.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The sun rose in a cloudless sky long hours before society, as represented at our frontier city and station, followed suit, shook off the fetters of sleep and began bestirring itself for the day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WOLF IN THE SHEEPFOLD A week rolled on and matters at Minneconjou had become electric.
instructionnounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃən/
a message describing how something is to be done
From this reading And days were long in that northern latitude, long enough for even the most ambitious and enthusiastic of commanding officers intent on the instruction and development of the force intrusted to his care.
intentnounUS /ˌɪnˈtent/
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading And days were long in that northern latitude, long enough for even the most ambitious and enthusiastic of commanding officers intent on the instruction and development of the force intrusted to his care.
intrusted
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From this reading And days were long in that northern latitude, long enough for even the most ambitious and enthusiastic of commanding officers intent on the instruction and development of the force intrusted to his care.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The sun rose in a cloudless sky long hours before society, as represented at our frontier city and station, followed suit, shook off the fetters of sleep and began bestirring itself for the day.
latitudenounUS /ˈlætətuːd/
the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
From this reading And days were long in that northern latitude, long enough for even the most ambitious and enthusiastic of commanding officers intent on the instruction and development of the force intrusted to his care.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The sun rose in a cloudless sky long hours before society, as represented at our frontier city and station, followed suit, shook off the fetters of sleep and began bestirring itself for the day.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading THE WOLF IN THE SHEEPFOLD A week rolled on and matters at Minneconjou had become electric.
Minneconjou
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From this reading THE WOLF IN THE SHEEPFOLD A week rolled on and matters at Minneconjou had become electric.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Yet the days seemed hardly long enough for Oswald Dwight, whose first difference with the post commander was on the subject of morning gunfire and the reveille.
used to form the superlative
From this reading And days were long in that northern latitude, long enough for even the most ambitious and enthusiastic of commanding officers intent on the instruction and development of the force intrusted to his care.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading And days were long in that northern latitude, long enough for even the most ambitious and enthusiastic of commanding officers intent on the instruction and development of the force intrusted to his care.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun rose in a cloudless sky long hours before society, as represented at our frontier city and station, followed suit, shook off the fetters of sleep and began bestirring itself for the day.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The sun rose in a cloudless sky long hours before society, as represented at our frontier city and station, followed suit, shook off the fetters of sleep and began bestirring itself for the day.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading And days were long in that northern latitude, long enough for even the most ambitious and enthusiastic of commanding officers intent on the instruction and development of the force intrusted to his care.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WOLF IN THE SHEEPFOLD A week rolled on and matters at Minneconjou had become electric.
OswaldnounUS /ˈɔːzwɔːld/
United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963)
From this reading Yet the days seemed hardly long enough for Oswald Dwight, whose first difference with the post commander was on the subject of morning gunfire and the reveille.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The sun rose in a cloudless sky long hours before society, as represented at our frontier city and station, followed suit, shook off the fetters of sleep and began bestirring itself for the day.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading Yet the days seemed hardly long enough for Oswald Dwight, whose first difference with the post commander was on the subject of morning gunfire and the reveille.
representedadjectiveUS /ˌreprɪˈzentɪd/
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading The sun rose in a cloudless sky long hours before society, as represented at our frontier city and station, followed suit, shook off the fetters of sleep and began bestirring itself for the day.
reveillenounUS /ˈrevəliː/
(military) signal to wake up
From this reading Yet the days seemed hardly long enough for Oswald Dwight, whose first difference with the post commander was on the subject of morning gunfire and the reveille.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading THE WOLF IN THE SHEEPFOLD A week rolled on and matters at Minneconjou had become electric.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The sun rose in a cloudless sky long hours before society, as represented at our frontier city and station, followed suit, shook off the fetters of sleep and began bestirring itself for the day.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Yet the days seemed hardly long enough for Oswald Dwight, whose first difference with the post commander was on the subject of morning gunfire and the reveille.
SHEEPFOLDnoun
a pen for sheep
From this reading THE WOLF IN THE SHEEPFOLD A week rolled on and matters at Minneconjou had become electric.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The sun rose in a cloudless sky long hours before society, as represented at our frontier city and station, followed suit, shook off the fetters of sleep and began bestirring itself for the day.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sun rose in a cloudless sky long hours before society, as represented at our frontier city and station, followed suit, shook off the fetters of sleep and began bestirring itself for the day.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The sun rose in a cloudless sky long hours before society, as represented at our frontier city and station, followed suit, shook off the fetters of sleep and began bestirring itself for the day.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading The sun rose in a cloudless sky long hours before society, as represented at our frontier city and station, followed suit, shook off the fetters of sleep and began bestirring itself for the day.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading The sun rose in a cloudless sky long hours before society, as represented at our frontier city and station, followed suit, shook off the fetters of sleep and began bestirring itself for the day.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Yet the days seemed hardly long enough for Oswald Dwight, whose first difference with the post commander was on the subject of morning gunfire and the reveille.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading The sun rose in a cloudless sky long hours before society, as represented at our frontier city and station, followed suit, shook off the fetters of sleep and began bestirring itself for the day.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun rose in a cloudless sky long hours before society, as represented at our frontier city and station, followed suit, shook off the fetters of sleep and began bestirring itself for the day.
superbadjectiveUS /sʊˈpɜːrb/
of surpassing excellence
From this reading The weather was superb.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And days were long in that northern latitude, long enough for even the most ambitious and enthusiastic of commanding officers intent on the instruction and development of the force intrusted to his care.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOLF IN THE SHEEPFOLD A week rolled on and matters at Minneconjou had become electric.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And days were long in that northern latitude, long enough for even the most ambitious and enthusiastic of commanding officers intent on the instruction and development of the force intrusted to his care.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weather was superb.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The weather was superb.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading THE WOLF IN THE SHEEPFOLD A week rolled on and matters at Minneconjou had become electric.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And days were long in that northern latitude, long enough for even the most ambitious and enthusiastic of commanding officers intent on the instruction and development of the force intrusted to his care.
belonging to which person
From this reading Yet the days seemed hardly long enough for Oswald Dwight, whose first difference with the post commander was on the subject of morning gunfire and the reveille.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet the days seemed hardly long enough for Oswald Dwight, whose first difference with the post commander was on the subject of morning gunfire and the reveille.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading THE WOLF IN THE SHEEPFOLD A week rolled on and matters at Minneconjou had become electric.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the days seemed hardly long enough for Oswald Dwight, whose first difference with the post commander was on the subject of morning gunfire and the reveille.
