used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But long after the war was over, another man, swinging a bush scythe among the overgrown corners of a worm fence, found the poor remnant of him, put it scarcely underground, and that was the end.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He was not with those who escaped, nor with the dead when they were buried, nor among the wounded anywhere, nor in any group of prisoners.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But long after the war was over, another man, swinging a bush scythe among the overgrown corners of a worm fence, found the poor remnant of him, put it scarcely underground, and that was the end.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He was not with those who escaped, nor with the dead when they were buried, nor among the wounded anywhere, nor in any group of prisoners.
at or in or to any place
From this reading He was not with those who escaped, nor with the dead when they were buried, nor among the wounded anywhere, nor in any group of prisoners.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
placed in a grave
From this reading He was not with those who escaped, nor with the dead when they were buried, nor among the wounded anywhere, nor in any group of prisoners.
bushnounUS /bʊʃ/
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading But long after the war was over, another man, swinging a bush scythe among the overgrown corners of a worm fence, found the poor remnant of him, put it scarcely underground, and that was the end.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But long after the war was over, another man, swinging a bush scythe among the overgrown corners of a worm fence, found the poor remnant of him, put it scarcely underground, and that was the end.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
cornersnounUS /ˈkɔːrnərz/
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading But long after the war was over, another man, swinging a bush scythe among the overgrown corners of a worm fence, found the poor remnant of him, put it scarcely underground, and that was the end.
cornfieldnounUS /ˈkɔːrnfiːld/
a field planted with corn
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading He was not with those who escaped, nor with the dead when they were buried, nor among the wounded anywhere, nor in any group of prisoners.
descendingadjectiveUS /dɪˈsendɪŋ/
coming down or downward
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading But long after the war was over, another man, swinging a bush scythe among the overgrown corners of a worm fence, found the poor remnant of him, put it scarcely underground, and that was the end.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading He was not with those who escaped, nor with the dead when they were buried, nor among the wounded anywhere, nor in any group of prisoners.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
enclose with a fence
From this reading But long after the war was over, another man, swinging a bush scythe among the overgrown corners of a worm fence, found the poor remnant of him, put it scarcely underground, and that was the end.
flanknounUS /flæŋk/
the side of military or naval formation
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
set up or found
From this reading But long after the war was over, another man, swinging a bush scythe among the overgrown corners of a worm fence, found the poor remnant of him, put it scarcely underground, and that was the end.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading He was not with those who escaped, nor with the dead when they were buried, nor among the wounded anywhere, nor in any group of prisoners.
HaltverbUS /hɔːlt/
cause to stop
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading How many times that happened!
HAYSTACKnounUS /ˈheɪstæk/
a stack of hay
From this reading A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not with those who escaped, nor with the dead when they were buried, nor among the wounded anywhere, nor in any group of prisoners.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But long after the war was over, another man, swinging a bush scythe among the overgrown corners of a worm fence, found the poor remnant of him, put it scarcely underground, and that was the end.
hittingnounUS /ˈhɪtɪŋ/
the act of contacting one thing with another
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
How
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From this reading How many times that happened!
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
imperiousadjUS /ɪmˈpɪr.i.əs/
Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But long after the war was over, another man, swinging a bush scythe among the overgrown corners of a worm fence, found the poor remnant of him, put it scarcely underground, and that was the end.
immediately past
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
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 But long after the war was over, another man, swinging a bush scythe among the overgrown corners of a worm fence, found the poor remnant of him, put it scarcely underground, and that was the end.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
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 How many times that happened!
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
murderousadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərəs/
characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
NEEDLEnounUS /ˈniːdəl/
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He was not with those who escaped, nor with the dead when they were buried, nor among the wounded anywhere, nor in any group of prisoners.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not with those who escaped, nor with the dead when they were buried, nor among the wounded anywhere, nor in any group of prisoners.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But long after the war was over, another man, swinging a bush scythe among the overgrown corners of a worm fence, found the poor remnant of him, put it scarcely underground, and that was the end.
overgrownadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈɡroʊn/
covered with growing plants
From this reading But long after the war was over, another man, swinging a bush scythe among the overgrown corners of a worm fence, found the poor remnant of him, put it scarcely underground, and that was the end.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading But long after the war was over, another man, swinging a bush scythe among the overgrown corners of a worm fence, found the poor remnant of him, put it scarcely underground, and that was the end.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading He was not with those who escaped, nor with the dead when they were buried, nor among the wounded anywhere, nor in any group of prisoners.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But long after the war was over, another man, swinging a bush scythe among the overgrown corners of a worm fence, found the poor remnant of him, put it scarcely underground, and that was the end.
remnantnounUS /ˈremnənt/
a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
From this reading But long after the war was over, another man, swinging a bush scythe among the overgrown corners of a worm fence, found the poor remnant of him, put it scarcely underground, and that was the end.
only a very short time before
From this reading But long after the war was over, another man, swinging a bush scythe among the overgrown corners of a worm fence, found the poor remnant of him, put it scarcely underground, and that was the end.
scythenounUS /sɪθ/
an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground
From this reading But long after the war was over, another man, swinging a bush scythe among the overgrown corners of a worm fence, found the poor remnant of him, put it scarcely underground, and that was the end.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
SurrendernounUS /sərˈendər/
acceptance of despair
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
swingingnounUS /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading But long after the war was over, another man, swinging a bush scythe among the overgrown corners of a worm fence, found the poor remnant of him, put it scarcely underground, and that was the end.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But long after the war was over, another man, swinging a bush scythe among the overgrown corners of a worm fence, found the poor remnant of him, put it scarcely underground, and that was the end.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not with those who escaped, nor with the dead when they were buried, nor among the wounded anywhere, nor in any group of prisoners.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He was not with those who escaped, nor with the dead when they were buried, nor among the wounded anywhere, nor in any group of prisoners.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading How many times that happened!
undergroundadjectiveUS /ˈʌndərɡraʊnd/
under the level of the ground
From this reading But long after the war was over, another man, swinging a bush scythe among the overgrown corners of a worm fence, found the poor remnant of him, put it scarcely underground, and that was the end.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading But long after the war was over, another man, swinging a bush scythe among the overgrown corners of a worm fence, found the poor remnant of him, put it scarcely underground, and that was the end.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not with those who escaped, nor with the dead when they were buried, nor among the wounded anywhere, nor in any group of prisoners.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was not with those who escaped, nor with the dead when they were buried, nor among the wounded anywhere, nor in any group of prisoners.
at the time that
From this reading He was not with those who escaped, nor with the dead when they were buried, nor among the wounded anywhere, nor in any group of prisoners.
which person or people
From this reading He was not with those who escaped, nor with the dead when they were buried, nor among the wounded anywhere, nor in any group of prisoners.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
wormnounUS /wɜːrm/
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading But long after the war was over, another man, swinging a bush scythe among the overgrown corners of a worm fence, found the poor remnant of him, put it scarcely underground, and that was the end.
people who are wounded
From this reading He was not with those who escaped, nor with the dead when they were buried, nor among the wounded anywhere, nor in any group of prisoners.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading In such and such a battle, in the last charge across a certain cornfield, or in the hurried falling back through a certain wood, with the murderous lead singing and hitting from yonder dark mass descending on the flank, and the air full of imperious calls, "Halt!"--"Surrender!" a man disappeared.
