used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
(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 "I shall be all right now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I shall be all right now.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
Briggs
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From this reading "Oh, there's nothing the matter with me, Briggs," said Denham.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
Denham
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From this reading "Oh, there's nothing the matter with me, Briggs," said Denham.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Thank you heartily, though, for what you did for me."
faredverbUS /ferd/
past form of “fare” — proceed or get along
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thank you heartily, though, for what you did for me."
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
the act of giving
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
grufflyadverbUS /ˈɡrʌfli/
in a gruff manner
From this reading "Did for you, sir?" said the Sergeant gruffly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading Thank you heartily, though, for what you did for me."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
how
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From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall be all right now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Oh, there's nothing the matter with me, Briggs," said Denham.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
nodverbUS /nɑːd/
express or signify by nodding
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Oh, there's nothing the matter with me, Briggs," said Denham.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I shall be all right now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, there's nothing the matter with me, Briggs," said Denham.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I shall be all right now.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, there's nothing the matter with me, Briggs," said Denham.
Identical; not different.
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
SergeantnounUS /ˈsɑːrdʒənt/
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall be all right now.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Did for you, sir?" said the Sergeant gruffly.
slingverbUS /slɪŋ/
hurl as if with a sling
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
in the near future
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Thank you heartily, though, for what you did for me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
there's
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From this reading "Oh, there's nothing the matter with me, Briggs," said Denham.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Thank you heartily, though, for what you did for me."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Thank you heartily, though, for what you did for me."
in or at the place that
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Thank you heartily, though, for what you did for me."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He hurried away, and as soon as he had passed out of sight the Sergeant, with his arm in a sling, came up from where he had been waiting to ask how his young officer fared, giving me a friendly nod at the same time.
