used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The thing had become a grim business to be gone about in grim determination.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
(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 After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
AlliedadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪd/
related by common characteristics or ancestry
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
in addition
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
BarringnounUS /ˈbɑːrɪŋ/
the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The thing had become a grim business to be gone about in grim determination.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The thing had become a grim business to be gone about in grim determination.
belligerentadjectiveUS /bəˈlɪdʒərənt/
characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The thing had become a grim business to be gone about in grim determination.
CanadanounUS /ˈkænədə/
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
colorsnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
confrontedverbUS /kənˈfrʌntəd/
past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
determinationnounUS /dɪˌtɜːrməˈneɪʃən/
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading The thing had become a grim business to be gone about in grim determination.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
drapedadjectiveUS /dreɪpt/
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
drillingnounUS /ˈdrɪlɪŋ/
the act of drilling
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
divisible by two
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The first hot wave of feeling had passed.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first hot wave of feeling had passed.
flauntverbUS /flɔːnt/
display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
Francisco
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From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
fundnounUS /fʌnd/
a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The thing had become a grim business to be gone about in grim determination.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading The thing had become a grim business to be gone about in grim determination.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first hot wave of feeling had passed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
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 The first hot wave of feeling had passed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
the force of workers available
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
men'snounUS /menz/
a public toilet for men
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
not any; not one
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
officesnounUS /ˈɔːfəsəz/
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
organizationsnounUS /ˌɔːrɡənəˈzeɪʃənz/
plural of “organization” — a group of people who work together
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The first hot wave of feeling had passed.
patrioticadjectiveUS /ˌpeɪtriˈɑːtɪk/
inspired by love for your country
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
recruitingverbUS /rəˈkruːtɪŋ/
-ing form of “recruit” — register formally as a participant or member
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
RENEWEDadjectiveUS /rɪˈnuːd/
restored to a new condition
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
San
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From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
except for; apart from
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
squadsnounUS /skwɑːdz/
plural of “squad” — a smallest army unit
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
squaresnounUS /skwerz/
plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
successiveadjectiveUS /səkˈsesɪv/
in regular succession without gaps
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
tagverbUS /tæɡ/
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Barring the recruiting offices draped in the Allied colors, squads of men drilling on certain public squares, successive tag days for the Red Cross, the Patriotic fund and such organizations, the war did not flaunt itself in men's faces.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
in or at that place or location
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
a special situation
From this reading The thing had become a grim business to be gone about in grim determination.
ThompsonnounUS /ˈtɑːmpsən/
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
TRIANGLEnounUS /ˈtraɪæŋɡəl/
a three-sided polygon
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
VancouvernounUS /vænˈkuːvər/
English navigator remembered for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America (1757-1798)
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading THE RENEWED TRIANGLE Even after Thompson reached Vancouver and the visible signs of a nation at war confronted him he experienced no patriotic thrill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The first hot wave of feeling had passed.
at the time that
From this reading After all, there was no great difference, on the surface, between San Francisco and Vancouver, save that Vancouver accepted as a matter of course the principle that when the mother country was at war Canada was also a belligerent and committed to support.
