used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
adjutantnounUS /ˈædʒətənt/
an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
From this reading “Of course the colonel has not said so, but I rather gained the idea from something I heard the adjutant say to him.”
AgencynounUS /ˈeɪdʒənsi/
an administrative unit of government
From this reading “I will even go to Standing Rock Agency.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am ready to assume anything he thinks I can do, sir,” said the lieutenant, who wondered what this new business was going to be.
any thing at all
From this reading “I am ready to assume anything he thinks I can do, sir,” said the lieutenant, who wondered what this new business was going to be.
assumeverbUS /əˈsuːm/
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading “I am ready to assume anything he thinks I can do, sir,” said the lieutenant, who wondered what this new business was going to be.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I am ready to assume anything he thinks I can do, sir,” said the lieutenant, who wondered what this new business was going to be.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Of course the colonel has not said so, but I rather gained the idea from something I heard the adjutant say to him.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I am ready to assume anything he thinks I can do, sir,” said the lieutenant, who wondered what this new business was going to be.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of course the colonel has not said so, but I rather gained the idea from something I heard the adjutant say to him.”
DISPATCHESnounUS /dɪˈspætʃɪz/
plural of “dispatch” — an official report (usually sent in haste)
From this reading DISPATCHES.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I am ready to assume anything he thinks I can do, sir,” said the lieutenant, who wondered what this new business was going to be.
divisible by two
From this reading “I will even go to Standing Rock Agency.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Of course the colonel has not said so, but I rather gained the idea from something I heard the adjutant say to him.”
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading “Of course the colonel has not said so, but I rather gained the idea from something I heard the adjutant say to him.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I will even go to Standing Rock Agency.”
the act of departing
From this reading “I am ready to assume anything he thinks I can do, sir,” said the lieutenant, who wondered what this new business was going to be.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I am ready to assume anything he thinks I can do, sir,” said the lieutenant, who wondered what this new business was going to be.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Of course the colonel has not said so, but I rather gained the idea from something I heard the adjutant say to him.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Of course the colonel has not said so, but I rather gained the idea from something I heard the adjutant say to him.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Of course the colonel has not said so, but I rather gained the idea from something I heard the adjutant say to him.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “I am ready to assume anything he thinks I can do, sir,” said the lieutenant, who wondered what this new business was going to be.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “I am ready to assume anything he thinks I can do, sir,” said the lieutenant, who wondered what this new business was going to be.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Of course the colonel has not said so, but I rather gained the idea from something I heard the adjutant say to him.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course the colonel has not said so, but I rather gained the idea from something I heard the adjutant say to him.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
ParkernounUS /ˈpɑːrkər/
United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
on the contrary
From this reading “Of course the colonel has not said so, but I rather gained the idea from something I heard the adjutant say to him.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “I am ready to assume anything he thinks I can do, sir,” said the lieutenant, who wondered what this new business was going to be.
riddenverbUS /ˈrɪdən/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “I will even go to Standing Rock Agency.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
express in words
From this reading “Of course the colonel has not said so, but I rather gained the idea from something I heard the adjutant say to him.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
term of address for a man
From this reading “I am ready to assume anything he thinks I can do, sir,” said the lieutenant, who wondered what this new business was going to be.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Of course the colonel has not said so, but I rather gained the idea from something I heard the adjutant say to him.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Of course the colonel has not said so, but I rather gained the idea from something I heard the adjutant say to him.”
having a supporting base
From this reading “I will even go to Standing Rock Agency.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “I am ready to assume anything he thinks I can do, sir,” said the lieutenant, who wondered what this new business was going to be.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I am ready to assume anything he thinks I can do, sir,” said the lieutenant, who wondered what this new business was going to be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
transactverbUS /trænˈzækt/
conduct business
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I am ready to assume anything he thinks I can do, sir,” said the lieutenant, who wondered what this new business was going to be.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I am ready to assume anything he thinks I can do, sir,” said the lieutenant, who wondered what this new business was going to be.
at the time that
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
which person or people
From this reading “I am ready to assume anything he thinks I can do, sir,” said the lieutenant, who wondered what this new business was going to be.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will even go to Standing Rock Agency.”
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “I am ready to assume anything he thinks I can do, sir,” said the lieutenant, who wondered what this new business was going to be.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “By the way, Parker, I think the colonel has some other business for you to transact when you get back to the fort,” said the captain, when they had ridden a little while in silence.
