a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading The young men of our American Relief Corps are beginning to come back from the front with stories.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was no time to pick them up during the first months--the whole business was too wild and grim.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The young men of our American Relief Corps are beginning to come back from the front with stories.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the earlier days, moreover, such fragments of experience as one got were torn from their setting like bits of flesh scattered by shrapnel.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The young men of our American Relief Corps are beginning to come back from the front with stories.
battle-fields
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From this reading Now things that seemed disjointed are beginning to link themselves together, and the broken bones of history are rising from the battle-fields.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The horror has not decreased, but nerves and sight are beginning to be disciplined to it.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading The young men of our American Relief Corps are beginning to come back from the front with stories.
bitsnounUS /bɪts/
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading In the earlier days, moreover, such fragments of experience as one got were torn from their setting like bits of flesh scattered by shrapnel.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading Now things that seemed disjointed are beginning to link themselves together, and the broken bones of history are rising from the battle-fields.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Now things that seemed disjointed are beginning to link themselves together, and the broken bones of history are rising from the battle-fields.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading There was no time to pick them up during the first months--the whole business was too wild and grim.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The horror has not decreased, but nerves and sight are beginning to be disciplined to it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the earlier days, moreover, such fragments of experience as one got were torn from their setting like bits of flesh scattered by shrapnel.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The young men of our American Relief Corps are beginning to come back from the front with stories.
CorpsnounUS /kɔːr/
an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support
From this reading The young men of our American Relief Corps are beginning to come back from the front with stories.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In the earlier days, moreover, such fragments of experience as one got were torn from their setting like bits of flesh scattered by shrapnel.
decreasedadjectiveUS /dɪˈkriːst/
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading The horror has not decreased, but nerves and sight are beginning to be disciplined to it.
disciplinedadjectiveUS /ˈdɪsəplənd/
obeying the rules
From this reading The horror has not decreased, but nerves and sight are beginning to be disciplined to it.
disjointedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈdʒɔɪntɪd/
lacking orderly continuity
From this reading Now things that seemed disjointed are beginning to link themselves together, and the broken bones of history are rising from the battle-fields.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading There was no time to pick them up during the first months--the whole business was too wild and grim.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading In the earlier days, moreover, such fragments of experience as one got were torn from their setting like bits of flesh scattered by shrapnel.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading In the earlier days, moreover, such fragments of experience as one got were torn from their setting like bits of flesh scattered by shrapnel.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading There was no time to pick them up during the first months--the whole business was too wild and grim.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading In the earlier days, moreover, such fragments of experience as one got were torn from their setting like bits of flesh scattered by shrapnel.
fragmentsnounUS /ˈfræɡmənts/
plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else
From this reading In the earlier days, moreover, such fragments of experience as one got were torn from their setting like bits of flesh scattered by shrapnel.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The young men of our American Relief Corps are beginning to come back from the front with stories.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The young men of our American Relief Corps are beginning to come back from the front with stories.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading In the earlier days, moreover, such fragments of experience as one got were torn from their setting like bits of flesh scattered by shrapnel.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading There was no time to pick them up during the first months--the whole business was too wild and grim.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The horror has not decreased, but nerves and sight are beginning to be disciplined to it.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading Now things that seemed disjointed are beginning to link themselves together, and the broken bones of history are rising from the battle-fields.
intense and profound fear
From this reading The horror has not decreased, but nerves and sight are beginning to be disciplined to it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the earlier days, moreover, such fragments of experience as one got were torn from their setting like bits of flesh scattered by shrapnel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The horror has not decreased, but nerves and sight are beginning to be disciplined to it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading In the earlier days, moreover, such fragments of experience as one got were torn from their setting like bits of flesh scattered by shrapnel.
linkverbUS /lɪŋk/
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading Now things that seemed disjointed are beginning to link themselves together, and the broken bones of history are rising from the battle-fields.
the force of workers available
From this reading The young men of our American Relief Corps are beginning to come back from the front with stories.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading There was no time to pick them up during the first months--the whole business was too wild and grim.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading In the earlier days, moreover, such fragments of experience as one got were torn from their setting like bits of flesh scattered by shrapnel.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading The horror has not decreased, but nerves and sight are beginning to be disciplined to it.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no time to pick them up during the first months--the whole business was too wild and grim.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The horror has not decreased, but nerves and sight are beginning to be disciplined to it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now things that seemed disjointed are beginning to link themselves together, and the broken bones of history are rising from the battle-fields.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young men of our American Relief Corps are beginning to come back from the front with stories.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the earlier days, moreover, such fragments of experience as one got were torn from their setting like bits of flesh scattered by shrapnel.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The young men of our American Relief Corps are beginning to come back from the front with stories.
select carefully from a group
From this reading There was no time to pick them up during the first months--the whole business was too wild and grim.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading The young men of our American Relief Corps are beginning to come back from the front with stories.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Now things that seemed disjointed are beginning to link themselves together, and the broken bones of history are rising from the battle-fields.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading In the earlier days, moreover, such fragments of experience as one got were torn from their setting like bits of flesh scattered by shrapnel.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Now things that seemed disjointed are beginning to link themselves together, and the broken bones of history are rising from the battle-fields.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading In the earlier days, moreover, such fragments of experience as one got were torn from their setting like bits of flesh scattered by shrapnel.
shrapnelnounUS /ˈʃræpnəl/
shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight
From this reading In the earlier days, moreover, such fragments of experience as one got were torn from their setting like bits of flesh scattered by shrapnel.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The horror has not decreased, but nerves and sight are beginning to be disciplined to it.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The young men of our American Relief Corps are beginning to come back from the front with stories.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In the earlier days, moreover, such fragments of experience as one got were torn from their setting like bits of flesh scattered by shrapnel.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now things that seemed disjointed are beginning to link themselves together, and the broken bones of history are rising from the battle-fields.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young men of our American Relief Corps are beginning to come back from the front with stories.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the earlier days, moreover, such fragments of experience as one got were torn from their setting like bits of flesh scattered by shrapnel.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was no time to pick them up during the first months--the whole business was too wild and grim.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Now things that seemed disjointed are beginning to link themselves together, and the broken bones of history are rising from the battle-fields.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no time to pick them up during the first months--the whole business was too wild and grim.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Now things that seemed disjointed are beginning to link themselves together, and the broken bones of history are rising from the battle-fields.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There was no time to pick them up during the first months--the whole business was too wild and grim.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The young men of our American Relief Corps are beginning to come back from the front with stories.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Now things that seemed disjointed are beginning to link themselves together, and the broken bones of history are rising from the battle-fields.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading There was no time to pick them up during the first months--the whole business was too wild and grim.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading In the earlier days, moreover, such fragments of experience as one got were torn from their setting like bits of flesh scattered by shrapnel.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There was no time to pick them up during the first months--the whole business was too wild and grim.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no time to pick them up during the first months--the whole business was too wild and grim.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the earlier days, moreover, such fragments of experience as one got were torn from their setting like bits of flesh scattered by shrapnel.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading There was no time to pick them up during the first months--the whole business was too wild and grim.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading There was no time to pick them up during the first months--the whole business was too wild and grim.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The young men of our American Relief Corps are beginning to come back from the front with stories.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young men of our American Relief Corps are beginning to come back from the front with stories.
