used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That Loring court was the talk of the West for many a month.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But, oh, what complications had not been brought about by Pecksniff's spell of brief authority!
(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 "It must be settled now once and for all."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading But, oh, what complications had not been brought about by Pecksniff's spell of brief authority!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It must be settled now once and for all."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "This matter has been a scandal for months," said he.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
of short duration or distance
From this reading But, oh, what complications had not been brought about by Pecksniff's spell of brief authority!
brigadiernounUS /ˌbrɪɡəˈdɪr/
a general officer ranking below a major general
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading But, oh, what complications had not been brought about by Pecksniff's spell of brief authority!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But, oh, what complications had not been brought about by Pecksniff's spell of brief authority!
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
commandernounUS /kəˈmændər/
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
complicationsnounUS /ˌkɑːmpləˈkeɪʃənz/
plural of “complication” — the act or process of complicating
From this reading But, oh, what complications had not been brought about by Pecksniff's spell of brief authority!
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading That Loring court was the talk of the West for many a month.
divisionnounUS /dɪˈvɪʒən/
an army unit large enough to sustain combat
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
Emory
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From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That Loring court was the talk of the West for many a month.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This matter has been a scandal for months," said he.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "This matter has been a scandal for months," said he.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
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 Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
Loring
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From this reading That Loring court was the talk of the West for many a month.
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 That Loring court was the talk of the West for many a month.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "This matter has been a scandal for months," said he.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading That Loring court was the talk of the West for many a month.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "This matter has been a scandal for months," said he.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It must be settled now once and for all."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But, oh, what complications had not been brought about by Pecksniff's spell of brief authority!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
obdurateadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbdərət/
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
obscuritynounUS /əbsˈkjʊrəti/
the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That Loring court was the talk of the West for many a month.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading But, oh, what complications had not been brought about by Pecksniff's spell of brief authority!
on one occasion
From this reading "It must be settled now once and for all."
Pecksniff's
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From this reading But, oh, what complications had not been brought about by Pecksniff's spell of brief authority!
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
proceedingsnounUS /proʊˈsiːdɪŋz/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
quashverbUS /kwɔːʃ/
put down by force or intimidation
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "This matter has been a scandal for months," said he.
scandalnounUS /ˈskændəl/
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading "This matter has been a scandal for months," said he.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading "It must be settled now once and for all."
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading But, oh, what complications had not been brought about by Pecksniff's spell of brief authority!
StevensnounUS /ˈstiːvənz/
United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading That Loring court was the talk of the West for many a month.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Loring court was the talk of the West for many a month.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That Loring court was the talk of the West for many a month.
a special situation
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This matter has been a scandal for months," said he.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That Loring court was the talk of the West for many a month.
welcomedverbUS /ˈwelkəmd/
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading That Loring court was the talk of the West for many a month.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But, oh, what complications had not been brought about by Pecksniff's spell of brief authority!
which person or people
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
wrathfuladjective
vehemently incensed and condemnatory
From this reading Long before its meeting the wrathful division commander had sent Colonel Stevens back to the obscurity of Fort Emory, welcomed the new brigadier and bade him, if a possible thing, quash the proceedings, but now it was Loring who was obdurate.
