Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading WOUNDS AND TORTURE When long hours afterward Frank came to himself, he lay for a time wondering where he was and what had happened to him.

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

From this reading He remembered the charge made by his regiment, the pocket in which he had found himself when he had gone too far in advance of his comrades, the axe with which he had started to cut his way through the ring of enemies that surrounded him.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading WOUNDS AND TORTURE When long hours afterward Frank came to himself, he lay for a time wondering where he was and what had happened to him.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading WOUNDS AND TORTURE When long hours afterward Frank came to himself, he lay for a time wondering where he was and what had happened to him.

an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle

From this reading He remembered the charge made by his regiment, the pocket in which he had found himself when he had gone too far in advance of his comrades, the axe with which he had started to cut his way through the ring of enemies that surrounded him.

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading His brain was not clear, and he had the greatest difficulty in concentrating his thoughts.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Little by little he pieced events together.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading WOUNDS AND TORTURE When long hours afterward Frank came to himself, he lay for a time wondering where he was and what had happened to him.

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading He remembered the charge made by his regiment, the pocket in which he had found himself when he had gone too far in advance of his comrades, the axe with which he had started to cut his way through the ring of enemies that surrounded him.

rid of obstructions

From this reading His brain was not clear, and he had the greatest difficulty in concentrating his thoughts.

plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading He remembered the charge made by his regiment, the pocket in which he had found himself when he had gone too far in advance of his comrades, the axe with which he had started to cut his way through the ring of enemies that surrounded him.

-ing form of “concentrate” — make denser, stronger, or purer

From this reading His brain was not clear, and he had the greatest difficulty in concentrating his thoughts.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading He remembered the charge made by his regiment, the pocket in which he had found himself when he had gone too far in advance of his comrades, the axe with which he had started to cut his way through the ring of enemies that surrounded him.

an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading His brain was not clear, and he had the greatest difficulty in concentrating his thoughts.

plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force

From this reading He remembered the charge made by his regiment, the pocket in which he had found himself when he had gone too far in advance of his comrades, the axe with which he had started to cut his way through the ring of enemies that surrounded him.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading Little by little he pieced events together.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading He remembered the charge made by his regiment, the pocket in which he had found himself when he had gone too far in advance of his comrades, the axe with which he had started to cut his way through the ring of enemies that surrounded him.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading WOUNDS AND TORTURE When long hours afterward Frank came to himself, he lay for a time wondering where he was and what had happened to him.

set up or found

From this reading He remembered the charge made by his regiment, the pocket in which he had found himself when he had gone too far in advance of his comrades, the axe with which he had started to cut his way through the ring of enemies that surrounded him.

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading WOUNDS AND TORTURE When long hours afterward Frank came to himself, he lay for a time wondering where he was and what had happened to him.

destroyed or killed

From this reading He remembered the charge made by his regiment, the pocket in which he had found himself when he had gone too far in advance of his comrades, the axe with which he had started to cut his way through the ring of enemies that surrounded him.

highest in quality

From this reading His brain was not clear, and he had the greatest difficulty in concentrating his thoughts.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading WOUNDS AND TORTURE When long hours afterward Frank came to himself, he lay for a time wondering where he was and what had happened to him.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading WOUNDS AND TORTURE When long hours afterward Frank came to himself, he lay for a time wondering where he was and what had happened to him.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading WOUNDS AND TORTURE When long hours afterward Frank came to himself, he lay for a time wondering where he was and what had happened to him.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading WOUNDS AND TORTURE When long hours afterward Frank came to himself, he lay for a time wondering where he was and what had happened to him.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading WOUNDS AND TORTURE When long hours afterward Frank came to himself, he lay for a time wondering where he was and what had happened to him.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His brain was not clear, and he had the greatest difficulty in concentrating his thoughts.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading WOUNDS AND TORTURE When long hours afterward Frank came to himself, he lay for a time wondering where he was and what had happened to him.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading His brain was not clear, and he had the greatest difficulty in concentrating his thoughts.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading WOUNDS AND TORTURE When long hours afterward Frank came to himself, he lay for a time wondering where he was and what had happened to him.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Little by little he pieced events together.

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 WOUNDS AND TORTURE When long hours afterward Frank came to himself, he lay for a time wondering where he was and what had happened to him.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading He remembered the charge made by his regiment, the pocket in which he had found himself when he had gone too far in advance of his comrades, the axe with which he had started to cut his way through the ring of enemies that surrounded him.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading There his memory stopped.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading His brain was not clear, and he had the greatest difficulty in concentrating his thoughts.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He remembered the charge made by his regiment, the pocket in which he had found himself when he had gone too far in advance of his comrades, the axe with which he had started to cut his way through the ring of enemies that surrounded him.

past form of “piece” — to join or unite the pieces of

From this reading Little by little he pieced events together.

a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

From this reading He remembered the charge made by his regiment, the pocket in which he had found himself when he had gone too far in advance of his comrades, the axe with which he had started to cut his way through the ring of enemies that surrounded him.

subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization

From this reading He remembered the charge made by his regiment, the pocket in which he had found himself when he had gone too far in advance of his comrades, the axe with which he had started to cut his way through the ring of enemies that surrounded him.

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading He remembered the charge made by his regiment, the pocket in which he had found himself when he had gone too far in advance of his comrades, the axe with which he had started to cut his way through the ring of enemies that surrounded him.

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading He remembered the charge made by his regiment, the pocket in which he had found himself when he had gone too far in advance of his comrades, the axe with which he had started to cut his way through the ring of enemies that surrounded him.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading He remembered the charge made by his regiment, the pocket in which he had found himself when he had gone too far in advance of his comrades, the axe with which he had started to cut his way through the ring of enemies that surrounded him.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading There his memory stopped.

confined on all sides

From this reading He remembered the charge made by his regiment, the pocket in which he had found himself when he had gone too far in advance of his comrades, the axe with which he had started to cut his way through the ring of enemies that surrounded him.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He remembered the charge made by his regiment, the pocket in which he had found himself when he had gone too far in advance of his comrades, the axe with which he had started to cut his way through the ring of enemies that surrounded him.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading His brain was not clear, and he had the greatest difficulty in concentrating his thoughts.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There his memory stopped.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading His brain was not clear, and he had the greatest difficulty in concentrating his thoughts.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading He remembered the charge made by his regiment, the pocket in which he had found himself when he had gone too far in advance of his comrades, the axe with which he had started to cut his way through the ring of enemies that surrounded him.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading WOUNDS AND TORTURE When long hours afterward Frank came to himself, he lay for a time wondering where he was and what had happened to him.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading WOUNDS AND TORTURE When long hours afterward Frank came to himself, he lay for a time wondering where he was and what had happened to him.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading Little by little he pieced events together.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading He remembered the charge made by his regiment, the pocket in which he had found himself when he had gone too far in advance of his comrades, the axe with which he had started to cut his way through the ring of enemies that surrounded him.

torment emotionally or mentally

From this reading WOUNDS AND TORTURE When long hours afterward Frank came to himself, he lay for a time wondering where he was and what had happened to him.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading WOUNDS AND TORTURE When long hours afterward Frank came to himself, he lay for a time wondering where he was and what had happened to him.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading He remembered the charge made by his regiment, the pocket in which he had found himself when he had gone too far in advance of his comrades, the axe with which he had started to cut his way through the ring of enemies that surrounded him.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading WOUNDS AND TORTURE When long hours afterward Frank came to himself, he lay for a time wondering where he was and what had happened to him.

at the time that

From this reading WOUNDS AND TORTURE When long hours afterward Frank came to himself, he lay for a time wondering where he was and what had happened to him.

in or at the place that

From this reading WOUNDS AND TORTURE When long hours afterward Frank came to himself, he lay for a time wondering where he was and what had happened to him.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading He remembered the charge made by his regiment, the pocket in which he had found himself when he had gone too far in advance of his comrades, the axe with which he had started to cut his way through the ring of enemies that surrounded him.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He remembered the charge made by his regiment, the pocket in which he had found himself when he had gone too far in advance of his comrades, the axe with which he had started to cut his way through the ring of enemies that surrounded him.

showing curiosity

From this reading WOUNDS AND TORTURE When long hours afterward Frank came to himself, he lay for a time wondering where he was and what had happened to him.

plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading WOUNDS AND TORTURE When long hours afterward Frank came to himself, he lay for a time wondering where he was and what had happened to him.