used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Their few hours' stay at the Base had been like a brief taste of heaven, and life had become precious once more.
(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 "All of us can't get back," the Commander was saying.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "But there's enough oxygen among us to permit seven, at most eight, to do so.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their few hours' stay at the Base had been like a brief taste of heaven, and life had become precious once more.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around him the men were milling in confusion, panic-stricken.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Their few hours' stay at the Base had been like a brief taste of heaven, and life had become precious once more.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "All of us can't get back," the Commander was saying.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading Their few hours' stay at the Base had been like a brief taste of heaven, and life had become precious once more.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Their few hours' stay at the Base had been like a brief taste of heaven, and life had become precious once more.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Their few hours' stay at the Base had been like a brief taste of heaven, and life had become precious once more.
of short duration or distance
From this reading Their few hours' stay at the Base had been like a brief taste of heaven, and life had become precious once more.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But there's enough oxygen among us to permit seven, at most eight, to do so.
can't
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From this reading "All of us can't get back," the Commander was saying.
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading "All of us can't get back," the Commander was saying.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading Around him the men were milling in confusion, panic-stricken.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But there's enough oxygen among us to permit seven, at most eight, to do so.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading I'm willing to draw lots with the rest of you.
being one more than seven
From this reading "But there's enough oxygen among us to permit seven, at most eight, to do so.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "But there's enough oxygen among us to permit seven, at most eight, to do so.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Their few hours' stay at the Base had been like a brief taste of heaven, and life had become precious once more.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "All of us can't get back," the Commander was saying.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Their few hours' stay at the Base had been like a brief taste of heaven, and life had become precious once more.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Their few hours' stay at the Base had been like a brief taste of heaven, and life had become precious once more.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Around him the men were milling in confusion, panic-stricken.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Their few hours' stay at the Base had been like a brief taste of heaven, and life had become precious once more.
I'm
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From this reading I'm willing to draw lots with the rest of you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Around him the men were milling in confusion, panic-stricken.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Their few hours' stay at the Base had been like a brief taste of heaven, and life had become precious once more.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Their few hours' stay at the Base had been like a brief taste of heaven, and life had become precious once more.
a large number or amount
From this reading I'm willing to draw lots with the rest of you.
the force of workers available
From this reading Around him the men were milling in confusion, panic-stricken.
millingnounUS /ˈmɪlɪŋ/
corrugated edge of a coin
From this reading Around him the men were milling in confusion, panic-stricken.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Their few hours' stay at the Base had been like a brief taste of heaven, and life had become precious once more.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "But there's enough oxygen among us to permit seven, at most eight, to do so.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their few hours' stay at the Base had been like a brief taste of heaven, and life had become precious once more.
on one occasion
From this reading Their few hours' stay at the Base had been like a brief taste of heaven, and life had become precious once more.
oxygennounUS /ˈɑːksədʒən/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "But there's enough oxygen among us to permit seven, at most eight, to do so.
panic-strickenadjective
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading Around him the men were milling in confusion, panic-stricken.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading "But there's enough oxygen among us to permit seven, at most eight, to do so.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading Their few hours' stay at the Base had been like a brief taste of heaven, and life had become precious once more.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading I'm willing to draw lots with the rest of you.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading "All of us can't get back," the Commander was saying.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading "But there's enough oxygen among us to permit seven, at most eight, to do so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "But there's enough oxygen among us to permit seven, at most eight, to do so.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Their few hours' stay at the Base had been like a brief taste of heaven, and life had become precious once more.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Their few hours' stay at the Base had been like a brief taste of heaven, and life had become precious once more.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Around him the men were milling in confusion, panic-stricken.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their few hours' stay at the Base had been like a brief taste of heaven, and life had become precious once more.
there's
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From this reading "But there's enough oxygen among us to permit seven, at most eight, to do so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But there's enough oxygen among us to permit seven, at most eight, to do so.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "All of us can't get back," the Commander was saying.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "All of us can't get back," the Commander was saying.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Around him the men were milling in confusion, panic-stricken.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading I'm willing to draw lots with the rest of you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I'm willing to draw lots with the rest of you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm willing to draw lots with the rest of you.
