Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading AN INDEPENDENT COMMAND Will was hit by a musket-ball in the last engagement that took place, and was sent back with a batch of wounded to Port Royal.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading AN INDEPENDENT COMMAND Will was hit by a musket-ball in the last engagement that took place, and was sent back with a batch of wounded to Port Royal.

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

From this reading AN INDEPENDENT COMMAND Will was hit by a musket-ball in the last engagement that took place, and was sent back with a batch of wounded to Port Royal.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading “It would not have made any difference if it had been me,” he said, “but it is awfully hard on you.”

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Three of the fingers of his left hand had been carried away, but he bore the loss with equanimity, as it would not compel him to leave the service.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Three of the fingers of his left hand had been carried away, but he bore the loss with equanimity, as it would not compel him to leave the service.

used as intensifiers

From this reading “It would not have made any difference if it had been me,” he said, “but it is awfully hard on you.”

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading AN INDEPENDENT COMMAND Will was hit by a musket-ball in the last engagement that took place, and was sent back with a batch of wounded to Port Royal.

all the loaves of bread baked at the same time

From this reading AN INDEPENDENT COMMAND Will was hit by a musket-ball in the last engagement that took place, and was sent back with a batch of wounded to Port Royal.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Three of the fingers of his left hand had been carried away, but he bore the loss with equanimity, as it would not compel him to leave the service.

cause to be bored

From this reading Three of the fingers of his left hand had been carried away, but he bore the loss with equanimity, as it would not compel him to leave the service.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Three of the fingers of his left hand had been carried away, but he bore the loss with equanimity, as it would not compel him to leave the service.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading AN INDEPENDENT COMMAND Will was hit by a musket-ball in the last engagement that took place, and was sent back with a batch of wounded to Port Royal.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Three of the fingers of his left hand had been carried away, but he bore the loss with equanimity, as it would not compel him to leave the service.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading AN INDEPENDENT COMMAND Will was hit by a musket-ball in the last engagement that took place, and was sent back with a batch of wounded to Port Royal.

force somebody to do something

From this reading Three of the fingers of his left hand had been carried away, but he bore the loss with equanimity, as it would not compel him to leave the service.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading Tom, who went with him as his servant, fretted a good deal more over it than he himself, and was often loud in his lamentations.

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading “It would not have made any difference if it had been me,” he said, “but it is awfully hard on you.”

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading AN INDEPENDENT COMMAND Will was hit by a musket-ball in the last engagement that took place, and was sent back with a batch of wounded to Port Royal.

Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation.

From this reading Three of the fingers of his left hand had been carried away, but he bore the loss with equanimity, as it would not compel him to leave the service.

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading Three of the fingers of his left hand had been carried away, but he bore the loss with equanimity, as it would not compel him to leave the service.

having frets

From this reading Tom, who went with him as his servant, fretted a good deal more over it than he himself, and was often loud in his lamentations.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Tom, who went with him as his servant, fretted a good deal more over it than he himself, and was often loud in his lamentations.

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

From this reading Three of the fingers of his left hand had been carried away, but he bore the loss with equanimity, as it would not compel him to leave the service.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Three of the fingers of his left hand had been carried away, but he bore the loss with equanimity, as it would not compel him to leave the service.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading “It would not have made any difference if it had been me,” he said, “but it is awfully hard on you.”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “It would not have made any difference if it had been me,” he said, “but it is awfully hard on you.”

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

From this reading Three of the fingers of his left hand had been carried away, but he bore the loss with equanimity, as it would not compel him to leave the service.

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

From this reading Three of the fingers of his left hand had been carried away, but he bore the loss with equanimity, as it would not compel him to leave the service.

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

From this reading Tom, who went with him as his servant, fretted a good deal more over it than he himself, and was often loud in his lamentations.

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

From this reading Three of the fingers of his left hand had been carried away, but he bore the loss with equanimity, as it would not compel him to leave the service.

cause to move by striking

From this reading AN INDEPENDENT COMMAND Will was hit by a musket-ball in the last engagement that took place, and was sent back with a batch of wounded to Port Royal.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “It would not have made any difference if it had been me,” he said, “but it is awfully hard on you.”

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

From this reading AN INDEPENDENT COMMAND Will was hit by a musket-ball in the last engagement that took place, and was sent back with a batch of wounded to Port Royal.

free from external control and constraint

From this reading AN INDEPENDENT COMMAND Will was hit by a musket-ball in the last engagement that took place, and was sent back with a batch of wounded to Port Royal.

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

From this reading “It would not have made any difference if it had been me,” he said, “but it is awfully hard on you.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Three of the fingers of his left hand had been carried away, but he bore the loss with equanimity, as it would not compel him to leave the service.

an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah

From this reading Tom, who went with him as his servant, fretted a good deal more over it than he himself, and was often loud in his lamentations.

immediately past

From this reading AN INDEPENDENT COMMAND Will was hit by a musket-ball in the last engagement that took place, and was sent back with a batch of wounded to Port Royal.

go away from a place

From this reading Three of the fingers of his left hand had been carried away, but he bore the loss with equanimity, as it would not compel him to leave the service.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Three of the fingers of his left hand had been carried away, but he bore the loss with equanimity, as it would not compel him to leave the service.

something that is lost

From this reading Three of the fingers of his left hand had been carried away, but he bore the loss with equanimity, as it would not compel him to leave the service.

characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

From this reading Tom, who went with him as his servant, fretted a good deal more over it than he himself, and was often loud in his lamentations.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading “It would not have made any difference if it had been me,” he said, “but it is awfully hard on you.”

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “It would not have made any difference if it had been me,” he said, “but it is awfully hard on you.”

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Tom, who went with him as his servant, fretted a good deal more over it than he himself, and was often loud in his lamentations.

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From this reading AN INDEPENDENT COMMAND Will was hit by a musket-ball in the last engagement that took place, and was sent back with a batch of wounded to Port Royal.

a message that seems to convey no meaning

From this reading “What ridiculous nonsense, Tom!”

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Three of the fingers of his left hand had been carried away, but he bore the loss with equanimity, as it would not compel him to leave the service.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AN INDEPENDENT COMMAND Will was hit by a musket-ball in the last engagement that took place, and was sent back with a batch of wounded to Port Royal.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Tom, who went with him as his servant, fretted a good deal more over it than he himself, and was often loud in his lamentations.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “It would not have made any difference if it had been me,” he said, “but it is awfully hard on you.”

above and across; more than

From this reading Tom, who went with him as his servant, fretted a good deal more over it than he himself, and was often loud in his lamentations.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading AN INDEPENDENT COMMAND Will was hit by a musket-ball in the last engagement that took place, and was sent back with a batch of wounded to Port Royal.

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading AN INDEPENDENT COMMAND Will was hit by a musket-ball in the last engagement that took place, and was sent back with a batch of wounded to Port Royal.

inspiring scornful pity

From this reading “What ridiculous nonsense, Tom!”

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading AN INDEPENDENT COMMAND Will was hit by a musket-ball in the last engagement that took place, and was sent back with a batch of wounded to Port Royal.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “It would not have made any difference if it had been me,” he said, “but it is awfully hard on you.”

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading AN INDEPENDENT COMMAND Will was hit by a musket-ball in the last engagement that took place, and was sent back with a batch of wounded to Port Royal.

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading Tom, who went with him as his servant, fretted a good deal more over it than he himself, and was often loud in his lamentations.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading Three of the fingers of his left hand had been carried away, but he bore the loss with equanimity, as it would not compel him to leave the service.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Tom, who went with him as his servant, fretted a good deal more over it than he himself, and was often loud in his lamentations.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading AN INDEPENDENT COMMAND Will was hit by a musket-ball in the last engagement that took place, and was sent back with a batch of wounded to Port Royal.

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

From this reading AN INDEPENDENT COMMAND Will was hit by a musket-ball in the last engagement that took place, and was sent back with a batch of wounded to Port Royal.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Three of the fingers of his left hand had been carried away, but he bore the loss with equanimity, as it would not compel him to leave the service.

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

From this reading AN INDEPENDENT COMMAND Will was hit by a musket-ball in the last engagement that took place, and was sent back with a batch of wounded to Port Royal.

male cat

From this reading Tom, who went with him as his servant, fretted a good deal more over it than he himself, and was often loud in his lamentations.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading AN INDEPENDENT COMMAND Will was hit by a musket-ball in the last engagement that took place, and was sent back with a batch of wounded to Port Royal.

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

From this reading AN INDEPENDENT COMMAND Will was hit by a musket-ball in the last engagement that took place, and was sent back with a batch of wounded to Port Royal.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Tom, who went with him as his servant, fretted a good deal more over it than he himself, and was often loud in his lamentations.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “What ridiculous nonsense, Tom!”

which person or people

From this reading Tom, who went with him as his servant, fretted a good deal more over it than he himself, and was often loud in his lamentations.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading AN INDEPENDENT COMMAND Will was hit by a musket-ball in the last engagement that took place, and was sent back with a batch of wounded to Port Royal.

in the company of; together with

From this reading AN INDEPENDENT COMMAND Will was hit by a musket-ball in the last engagement that took place, and was sent back with a batch of wounded to Port Royal.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Three of the fingers of his left hand had been carried away, but he bore the loss with equanimity, as it would not compel him to leave the service.

people who are wounded

From this reading AN INDEPENDENT COMMAND Will was hit by a musket-ball in the last engagement that took place, and was sent back with a batch of wounded to Port Royal.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “It would not have made any difference if it had been me,” he said, “but it is awfully hard on you.”