used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading No wonder my nerves were strained and my heart almost broken.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
armiesnounUS /ˈɑːrmiz/
plural of “army” — a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Myself I was a soldier, in a different army; and I had been forgetting my business and presuming into the General's province.
awaked
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From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Myself I was a soldier, in a different army; and I had been forgetting my business and presuming into the General's province.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading No wonder my nerves were strained and my heart almost broken.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Myself I was a soldier, in a different army; and I had been forgetting my business and presuming into the General's province.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
conflictsnounUS /kənˈflɪkts/
plural of “conflict” — an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
DETAILEDadjectiveUS /dɪˈteɪld/
developed or executed with care and in minute detail
From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Myself I was a soldier, in a different army; and I had been forgetting my business and presuming into the General's province.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
divisible by two
From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
forgettingverbUS /fərˈɡetɪŋ/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Myself I was a soldier, in a different army; and I had been forgetting my business and presuming into the General's province.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
General'snounUS /ˈdʒenərəlz/
possessive form of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
From this reading Myself I was a soldier, in a different army; and I had been forgetting my business and presuming into the General's province.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading No wonder my nerves were strained and my heart almost broken.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Myself I was a soldier, in a different army; and I had been forgetting my business and presuming into the General's province.
jointsnounUS /dʒɔɪnts/
plural of “joint” — (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
set down according to a plan
From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
for more time
From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Myself I was a soldier, in a different army; and I had been forgetting my business and presuming into the General's province.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading No wonder my nerves were strained and my heart almost broken.
not any; not one
From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
presumingverbUS /prɪˈzuːmɪŋ/
-ing form of “presume” — take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading Myself I was a soldier, in a different army; and I had been forgetting my business and presuming into the General's province.
provincenounUS /ˈprɑːvəns/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Myself I was a soldier, in a different army; and I had been forgetting my business and presuming into the General's province.
rivalverbUS /ˈraɪvəl/
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
get by special effort
From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Myself I was a soldier, in a different army; and I had been forgetting my business and presuming into the General's province.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
strainedadjectiveUS /streɪnd/
lacking natural ease
From this reading No wonder my nerves were strained and my heart almost broken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
which person or people
From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading No wonder my nerves were strained and my heart almost broken.
