(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 All day Jack had been flighty and talked continually.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All day Jack had been flighty and talked continually.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “That’s he,” he would say; “that tall, straight officer on the big black horse, holding himself as loftily as if he owned every foot of the south.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE ELMS.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Sometimes he was in the war, ready for battle, and was pointing out Col. Errington to his men.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All day Jack had been flighty and talked continually.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “That’s he,” he would say; “that tall, straight officer on the big black horse, holding himself as loftily as if he owned every foot of the south.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “That’s he,” he would say; “that tall, straight officer on the big black horse, holding himself as loftily as if he owned every foot of the south.
Colnoun
a pass between mountain peaks
From this reading Sometimes he was in the war, ready for battle, and was pointing out Col. Errington to his men.
continuallyadverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəli/
seemingly without interruption
From this reading All day Jack had been flighty and talked continually.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading All day Jack had been flighty and talked continually.
ELMSnounUS /elmz/
plural of “elm” — any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading AT THE ELMS.
else
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From this reading Spot him, and fire at him and at no one else until you see him fall.”
Errington
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From this reading Sometimes he was in the war, ready for battle, and was pointing out Col. Errington to his men.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “That’s he,” he would say; “that tall, straight officer on the big black horse, holding himself as loftily as if he owned every foot of the south.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Spot him, and fire at him and at no one else until you see him fall.”
start firing a weapon
From this reading Spot him, and fire at him and at no one else until you see him fall.”
flightyadjectiveUS /ˈflaɪti/
guided by whim and fancy
From this reading All day Jack had been flighty and talked continually.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “That’s he,” he would say; “that tall, straight officer on the big black horse, holding himself as loftily as if he owned every foot of the south.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sometimes he was in the war, ready for battle, and was pointing out Col. Errington to his men.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All day Jack had been flighty and talked continually.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sometimes he was in the war, ready for battle, and was pointing out Col. Errington to his men.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Spot him, and fire at him and at no one else until you see him fall.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “That’s he,” he would say; “that tall, straight officer on the big black horse, holding himself as loftily as if he owned every foot of the south.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes he was in the war, ready for battle, and was pointing out Col. Errington to his men.
the act of retaining something
From this reading “That’s he,” he would say; “that tall, straight officer on the big black horse, holding himself as loftily as if he owned every foot of the south.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “That’s he,” he would say; “that tall, straight officer on the big black horse, holding himself as loftily as if he owned every foot of the south.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “That’s he,” he would say; “that tall, straight officer on the big black horse, holding himself as loftily as if he owned every foot of the south.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sometimes he was in the war, ready for battle, and was pointing out Col. Errington to his men.
a small worthless amount
From this reading All day Jack had been flighty and talked continually.
loftilyadverb
in a lofty manner
From this reading “That’s he,” he would say; “that tall, straight officer on the big black horse, holding himself as loftily as if he owned every foot of the south.
the force of workers available
From this reading Sometimes he was in the war, ready for battle, and was pointing out Col. Errington to his men.
not any; not one
From this reading Spot him, and fire at him and at no one else until you see him fall.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That’s he,” he would say; “that tall, straight officer on the big black horse, holding himself as loftily as if he owned every foot of the south.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “That’s he,” he would say; “that tall, straight officer on the big black horse, holding himself as loftily as if he owned every foot of the south.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “That’s he,” he would say; “that tall, straight officer on the big black horse, holding himself as loftily as if he owned every foot of the south.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Spot him, and fire at him and at no one else until you see him fall.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Sometimes he was in the war, ready for battle, and was pointing out Col. Errington to his men.
ownedadjectiveUS /oʊnd/
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading “That’s he,” he would say; “that tall, straight officer on the big black horse, holding himself as loftily as if he owned every foot of the south.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading Sometimes he was in the war, ready for battle, and was pointing out Col. Errington to his men.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Sometimes he was in the war, ready for battle, and was pointing out Col. Errington to his men.
express in words
From this reading “That’s he,” he would say; “that tall, straight officer on the big black horse, holding himself as loftily as if he owned every foot of the south.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Spot him, and fire at him and at no one else until you see him fall.”
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes he was in the war, ready for battle, and was pointing out Col. Errington to his men.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “That’s he,” he would say; “that tall, straight officer on the big black horse, holding himself as loftily as if he owned every foot of the south.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Spot him, and fire at him and at no one else until you see him fall.”
successive (without a break)
From this reading “That’s he,” he would say; “that tall, straight officer on the big black horse, holding himself as loftily as if he owned every foot of the south.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading All day Jack had been flighty and talked continually.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading “That’s he,” he would say; “that tall, straight officer on the big black horse, holding himself as loftily as if he owned every foot of the south.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That’s he,” he would say; “that tall, straight officer on the big black horse, holding himself as loftily as if he owned every foot of the south.
That's
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From this reading “That’s he,” he would say; “that tall, straight officer on the big black horse, holding himself as loftily as if he owned every foot of the south.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE ELMS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sometimes he was in the war, ready for battle, and was pointing out Col. Errington to his men.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Spot him, and fire at him and at no one else until you see him fall.”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Sometimes he was in the war, ready for battle, and was pointing out Col. Errington to his men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes he was in the war, ready for battle, and was pointing out Col. Errington to his men.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “That’s he,” he would say; “that tall, straight officer on the big black horse, holding himself as loftily as if he owned every foot of the south.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Spot him, and fire at him and at no one else until you see him fall.”
