used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Oh, yes,” said Reed, “it’s _such_ fun to drill three times a week, especially when the thermometer climbs up among the eighties--say about next May.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Oh, yes,” said Reed, “it’s _such_ fun to drill three times a week, especially when the thermometer climbs up among the eighties--say about next May.
admiringverbUS /ædˈmaɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
(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 “You fellows in the battalion have all the good times.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We generally have a hot wave along that time.”
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Oh, yes,” said Reed, “it’s _such_ fun to drill three times a week, especially when the thermometer climbs up among the eighties--say about next May.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
battalionnounUS /bəˈtæljən/
an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
From this reading “You fellows in the battalion have all the good times.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “It’s no fun to carry those heavy muskets,” put in Freeman.
climbsnounUS /klaɪmz/
plural of “climb” — an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
From this reading “Oh, yes,” said Reed, “it’s _such_ fun to drill three times a week, especially when the thermometer climbs up among the eighties--say about next May.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
Dixon
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From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
drillverbUS /drɪl/
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
From this reading “Oh, yes,” said Reed, “it’s _such_ fun to drill three times a week, especially when the thermometer climbs up among the eighties--say about next May.
eightiesnounUS /ˈeɪtiz/
the decade from 1880 to 1889
From this reading “Oh, yes,” said Reed, “it’s _such_ fun to drill three times a week, especially when the thermometer climbs up among the eighties--say about next May.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “Oh, yes,” said Reed, “it’s _such_ fun to drill three times a week, especially when the thermometer climbs up among the eighties--say about next May.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “You fellows in the battalion have all the good times.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
FreemannounUS /ˈfriːmən/
a person who is not a serf or a slave
From this reading “It’s no fun to carry those heavy muskets,” put in Freeman.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “Oh, yes,” said Reed, “it’s _such_ fun to drill three times a week, especially when the thermometer climbs up among the eighties--say about next May.
usually; as a rule
From this reading We generally have a hot wave along that time.”
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “You fellows in the battalion have all the good times.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You fellows in the battalion have all the good times.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “It’s no fun to carry those heavy muskets,” put in Freeman.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading We generally have a hot wave along that time.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
I'd
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From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You fellows in the battalion have all the good times.
it's
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From this reading “Oh, yes,” said Reed, “it’s _such_ fun to drill three times a week, especially when the thermometer climbs up among the eighties--say about next May.
and nothing more
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Oh, yes,” said Reed, “it’s _such_ fun to drill three times a week, especially when the thermometer climbs up among the eighties--say about next May.
muskets
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From this reading “It’s no fun to carry those heavy muskets,” put in Freeman.
neatadjectiveUS /niːt/
clean or organized
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “Oh, yes,” said Reed, “it’s _such_ fun to drill three times a week, especially when the thermometer climbs up among the eighties--say about next May.
not any; not one
From this reading “It’s no fun to carry those heavy muskets,” put in Freeman.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, yes,” said Reed, “it’s _such_ fun to drill three times a week, especially when the thermometer climbs up among the eighties--say about next May.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
other's
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From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “It’s no fun to carry those heavy muskets,” put in Freeman.
ReednounUS /riːd/
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
express in words
From this reading “Oh, yes,” said Reed, “it’s _such_ fun to drill three times a week, especially when the thermometer climbs up among the eighties--say about next May.
an educational institution
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
strapsnounUS /stræps/
plural of “strap” — an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, yes,” said Reed, “it’s _such_ fun to drill three times a week, especially when the thermometer climbs up among the eighties--say about next May.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We generally have a hot wave along that time.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You fellows in the battalion have all the good times.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
thermometernounUS /θərˈmɑːmətər/
measuring instrument for measuring temperature
From this reading “Oh, yes,” said Reed, “it’s _such_ fun to drill three times a week, especially when the thermometer climbs up among the eighties--say about next May.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “It’s no fun to carry those heavy muskets,” put in Freeman.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “Oh, yes,” said Reed, “it’s _such_ fun to drill three times a week, especially when the thermometer climbs up among the eighties--say about next May.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “You fellows in the battalion have all the good times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Oh, yes,” said Reed, “it’s _such_ fun to drill three times a week, especially when the thermometer climbs up among the eighties--say about next May.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading We generally have a hot wave along that time.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We generally have a hot wave along that time.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Oh, yes,” said Reed, “it’s _such_ fun to drill three times a week, especially when the thermometer climbs up among the eighties--say about next May.
at the time that
From this reading “Oh, yes,” said Reed, “it’s _such_ fun to drill three times a week, especially when the thermometer climbs up among the eighties--say about next May.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading I just wish I’d entered the high school first year, then I’d have been an officer by this time,” said Dixon to Reed, one day, with an admiring glance at the other’s neat uniform and shoulder straps.
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh, yes,” said Reed, “it’s _such_ fun to drill three times a week, especially when the thermometer climbs up among the eighties--say about next May.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You fellows in the battalion have all the good times.
