used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MY DJACK: Today has been very beautiful, made so for me by my thoughts of you and by a warm September sun which makes for human happiness, too.
Ah
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From this reading Ah, my Djack, it belongs more rightly to you, who would not let me go alone to Nivelle that dreadful day.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Ah, my Djack, it belongs more rightly to you, who would not let me go alone to Nivelle that dreadful day.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am wearing my ribbon of the Legion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY DJACK: Today has been very beautiful, made so for me by my thoughts of you and by a warm September sun which makes for human happiness, too.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SUSPECT That night she wrote to her lover at the great hospital in the south, where he lay slowly growing well:
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading MY DJACK: Today has been very beautiful, made so for me by my thoughts of you and by a warm September sun which makes for human happiness, too.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading MY DJACK: Today has been very beautiful, made so for me by my thoughts of you and by a warm September sun which makes for human happiness, too.
belongsverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋz/
third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading Ah, my Djack, it belongs more rightly to you, who would not let me go alone to Nivelle that dreadful day.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MY DJACK: Today has been very beautiful, made so for me by my thoughts of you and by a warm September sun which makes for human happiness, too.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Why do they not give you the cross?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Ah, my Djack, it belongs more rightly to you, who would not let me go alone to Nivelle that dreadful day.
DJACK
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From this reading MY DJACK: Today has been very beautiful, made so for me by my thoughts of you and by a warm September sun which makes for human happiness, too.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why do they not give you the cross?
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Ah, my Djack, it belongs more rightly to you, who would not let me go alone to Nivelle that dreadful day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MY DJACK: Today has been very beautiful, made so for me by my thoughts of you and by a warm September sun which makes for human happiness, too.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Why do they not give you the cross?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Ah, my Djack, it belongs more rightly to you, who would not let me go alone to Nivelle that dreadful day.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE SUSPECT That night she wrote to her lover at the great hospital in the south, where he lay slowly growing well:
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading THE SUSPECT That night she wrote to her lover at the great hospital in the south, where he lay slowly growing well:
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading MY DJACK: Today has been very beautiful, made so for me by my thoughts of you and by a warm September sun which makes for human happiness, too.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY DJACK: Today has been very beautiful, made so for me by my thoughts of you and by a warm September sun which makes for human happiness, too.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SUSPECT That night she wrote to her lover at the great hospital in the south, where he lay slowly growing well:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SUSPECT That night she wrote to her lover at the great hospital in the south, where he lay slowly growing well:
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading THE SUSPECT That night she wrote to her lover at the great hospital in the south, where he lay slowly growing well:
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading MY DJACK: Today has been very beautiful, made so for me by my thoughts of you and by a warm September sun which makes for human happiness, too.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am wearing my ribbon of the Legion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SUSPECT That night she wrote to her lover at the great hospital in the south, where he lay slowly growing well:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ah, my Djack, it belongs more rightly to you, who would not let me go alone to Nivelle that dreadful day.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE SUSPECT That night she wrote to her lover at the great hospital in the south, where he lay slowly growing well:
LegionnounUS /ˈliːdʒən/
archaic terms for army
From this reading I am wearing my ribbon of the Legion.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Ah, my Djack, it belongs more rightly to you, who would not let me go alone to Nivelle that dreadful day.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading THE SUSPECT That night she wrote to her lover at the great hospital in the south, where he lay slowly growing well:
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading MY DJACK: Today has been very beautiful, made so for me by my thoughts of you and by a warm September sun which makes for human happiness, too.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading MY DJACK: Today has been very beautiful, made so for me by my thoughts of you and by a warm September sun which makes for human happiness, too.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MY DJACK: Today has been very beautiful, made so for me by my thoughts of you and by a warm September sun which makes for human happiness, too.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Ah, my Djack, it belongs more rightly to you, who would not let me go alone to Nivelle that dreadful day.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DJACK: Today has been very beautiful, made so for me by my thoughts of you and by a warm September sun which makes for human happiness, too.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE SUSPECT That night she wrote to her lover at the great hospital in the south, where he lay slowly growing well:
Nivelle
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From this reading Ah, my Djack, it belongs more rightly to you, who would not let me go alone to Nivelle that dreadful day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ah, my Djack, it belongs more rightly to you, who would not let me go alone to Nivelle that dreadful day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY DJACK: Today has been very beautiful, made so for me by my thoughts of you and by a warm September sun which makes for human happiness, too.
ribbonnounUS /ˈrɪbən/
any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading I am wearing my ribbon of the Legion.
rightlyadverbUS /ˈraɪtli/
with honesty
From this reading Ah, my Djack, it belongs more rightly to you, who would not let me go alone to Nivelle that dreadful day.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading MY DJACK: Today has been very beautiful, made so for me by my thoughts of you and by a warm September sun which makes for human happiness, too.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SUSPECT That night she wrote to her lover at the great hospital in the south, where he lay slowly growing well:
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading THE SUSPECT That night she wrote to her lover at the great hospital in the south, where he lay slowly growing well:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading MY DJACK: Today has been very beautiful, made so for me by my thoughts of you and by a warm September sun which makes for human happiness, too.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading THE SUSPECT That night she wrote to her lover at the great hospital in the south, where he lay slowly growing well:
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading MY DJACK: Today has been very beautiful, made so for me by my thoughts of you and by a warm September sun which makes for human happiness, too.
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading THE SUSPECT That night she wrote to her lover at the great hospital in the south, where he lay slowly growing well:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SUSPECT That night she wrote to her lover at the great hospital in the south, where he lay slowly growing well:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SUSPECT That night she wrote to her lover at the great hospital in the south, where he lay slowly growing well:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why do they not give you the cross?
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading MY DJACK: Today has been very beautiful, made so for me by my thoughts of you and by a warm September sun which makes for human happiness, too.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SUSPECT That night she wrote to her lover at the great hospital in the south, where he lay slowly growing well:
TodaynounUS /təˈdeɪ/
the present time or age
From this reading MY DJACK: Today has been very beautiful, made so for me by my thoughts of you and by a warm September sun which makes for human happiness, too.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading MY DJACK: Today has been very beautiful, made so for me by my thoughts of you and by a warm September sun which makes for human happiness, too.
precisely as stated
From this reading MY DJACK: Today has been very beautiful, made so for me by my thoughts of you and by a warm September sun which makes for human happiness, too.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading MY DJACK: Today has been very beautiful, made so for me by my thoughts of you and by a warm September sun which makes for human happiness, too.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading I am wearing my ribbon of the Legion.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading THE SUSPECT That night she wrote to her lover at the great hospital in the south, where he lay slowly growing well:
in or at the place that
From this reading THE SUSPECT That night she wrote to her lover at the great hospital in the south, where he lay slowly growing well:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MY DJACK: Today has been very beautiful, made so for me by my thoughts of you and by a warm September sun which makes for human happiness, too.
which person or people
From this reading Ah, my Djack, it belongs more rightly to you, who would not let me go alone to Nivelle that dreadful day.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why do they not give you the cross?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ah, my Djack, it belongs more rightly to you, who would not let me go alone to Nivelle that dreadful day.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading THE SUSPECT That night she wrote to her lover at the great hospital in the south, where he lay slowly growing well:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DJACK: Today has been very beautiful, made so for me by my thoughts of you and by a warm September sun which makes for human happiness, too.
