used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a formidable campaign; a nocturnal battle against pestilence and suffocation.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It was a formidable campaign; a nocturnal battle against pestilence and suffocation.
in the past
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a formidable campaign; a nocturnal battle against pestilence and suffocation.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was, at the same time, a voyage of discovery.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading It was a formidable campaign; a nocturnal battle against pestilence and suffocation.
Bruneseau
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From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
campaignnounUS /kæmˈpeɪn/
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading It was a formidable campaign; a nocturnal battle against pestilence and suffocation.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
true confidential information
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
the act of discovering something
From this reading It was, at the same time, a voyage of discovery.
disinfectionnounUS /dɪsɪnˈfekʃən/
treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms
From this reading The processes of disinfection were, at that epoch, extremely rudimentary.
epochnounUS /ˈepək/
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading The processes of disinfection were, at that epoch, extremely rudimentary.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading The processes of disinfection were, at that epoch, extremely rudimentary.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmədəbəl/
extremely impressive in strength or excellence
From this reading It was a formidable campaign; a nocturnal battle against pestilence and suffocation.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
intelligentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtelədʒənt/
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a formidable campaign; a nocturnal battle against pestilence and suffocation.
nocturnaladjectiveUS /nɑːkˈtɜːrnəl/
belonging to or active during the night
From this reading It was a formidable campaign; a nocturnal battle against pestilence and suffocation.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was, at the same time, a voyage of discovery.
having official authority or sanction
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
omitverbUS /oʊˈmɪt/
prevent from being included or considered or accepted
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
pestilencenounUS /ˈpestələns/
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
From this reading It was a formidable campaign; a nocturnal battle against pestilence and suffocation.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The visit took place.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
prefectnounUS /ˈpriːfekt/
a chief officer or chief magistrate
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
processesnounUS /ˈprɑːsesəz/
plural of “process” — a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
From this reading The processes of disinfection were, at that epoch, extremely rudimentary.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
rudimentaryadjectiveUS /ˌruːdəˈmentəri/
being or involving basic facts or principles
From this reading The processes of disinfection were, at that epoch, extremely rudimentary.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It was, at the same time, a voyage of discovery.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
suffocationnounUS /ˌsʌfəˈkeɪʃən/
killing by depriving of oxygen
From this reading It was a formidable campaign; a nocturnal battle against pestilence and suffocation.
survivorsnounUS /sərˈvaɪvərz/
plural of “survivor” — one who lives through affliction
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The processes of disinfection were, at that epoch, extremely rudimentary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The visit took place.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was, at the same time, a voyage of discovery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The visit took place.
unworthyadjectiveUS /ənˈwɜːrði/
lacking in value or merit
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
precisely as stated
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The visit took place.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading It was, at the same time, a voyage of discovery.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a formidable campaign; a nocturnal battle against pestilence and suffocation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The processes of disinfection were, at that epoch, extremely rudimentary.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
which person or people
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
workingmannoun
an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
a late time of life
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading One of the survivors of this expedition, an intelligent workingman, who was very young at the time, related curious details with regard to it, several years ago, which Bruneseau thought himself obliged to omit in his report to the prefect of police, as unworthy of official style.
