Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Just at this moment (it mayn't be much more) Rheims is resting, like a brave victim on the rack who has tired his torturers by an obstinate silence.

later than; following

From this reading Almost any place on earth would be an anti-climax the day after Verdun--but not Rheims!

anew

From this reading Any instant the torturing may begin again, when the Boches have bombs to spare for what they call "target practice"; for think, how near is Laon!--and we'd been warned that, even at the portals of the town, we might be turned back.

(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 Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Almost any place on earth would be an anti-climax the day after Verdun--but not Rheims!

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Almost any place on earth would be an anti-climax the day after Verdun--but not Rheims!

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading We had still another new French officer to take us to Rheims.

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From this reading Almost any place on earth would be an anti-climax the day after Verdun--but not Rheims!

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Almost any place on earth would be an anti-climax the day after Verdun--but not Rheims!

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Just at this moment (it mayn't be much more) Rheims is resting, like a brave victim on the rack who has tired his torturers by an obstinate silence.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Any instant the torturing may begin again, when the Boches have bombs to spare for what they call "target practice"; for think, how near is Laon!--and we'd been warned that, even at the portals of the town, we might be turned back.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Almost any place on earth would be an anti-climax the day after Verdun--but not Rheims!

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Any instant the torturing may begin again, when the Boches have bombs to spare for what they call "target practice"; for think, how near is Laon!--and we'd been warned that, even at the portals of the town, we might be turned back.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Any instant the torturing may begin again, when the Boches have bombs to spare for what they call "target practice"; for think, how near is Laon!--and we'd been warned that, even at the portals of the town, we might be turned back.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

plural of “boche” — offensive term for a person of German descent

From this reading Any instant the torturing may begin again, when the Boches have bombs to spare for what they call "target practice"; for think, how near is Laon!--and we'd been warned that, even at the portals of the town, we might be turned back.

plural of “bomb” — an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

From this reading Just at this moment (it mayn't be much more) Rheims is resting, like a brave victim on the rack who has tired his torturers by an obstinate silence.

plural of “breath” — the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Almost any place on earth would be an anti-climax the day after Verdun--but not Rheims!

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Just at this moment (it mayn't be much more) Rheims is resting, like a brave victim on the rack who has tired his torturers by an obstinate silence.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Any instant the torturing may begin again, when the Boches have bombs to spare for what they call "target practice"; for think, how near is Laon!--and we'd been warned that, even at the portals of the town, we might be turned back.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Almost any place on earth would be an anti-climax the day after Verdun--but not Rheims!

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading Almost any place on earth would be an anti-climax the day after Verdun--but not Rheims!

to come or go into

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

divisible by two

From this reading Any instant the torturing may begin again, when the Boches have bombs to spare for what they call "target practice"; for think, how near is Laon!--and we'd been warned that, even at the portals of the town, we might be turned back.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Any instant the torturing may begin again, when the Boches have bombs to spare for what they call "target practice"; for think, how near is Laon!--and we'd been warned that, even at the portals of the town, we might be turned back.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading We had still another new French officer to take us to Rheims.

a person of German nationality

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading We had still another new French officer to take us to Rheims.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Just at this moment (it mayn't be much more) Rheims is resting, like a brave victim on the rack who has tired his torturers by an obstinate silence.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Just at this moment (it mayn't be much more) Rheims is resting, like a brave victim on the rack who has tired his torturers by an obstinate silence.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Any instant the torturing may begin again, when the Boches have bombs to spare for what they call "target practice"; for think, how near is Laon!--and we'd been warned that, even at the portals of the town, we might be turned back.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

From this reading Any instant the torturing may begin again, when the Boches have bombs to spare for what they call "target practice"; for think, how near is Laon!--and we'd been warned that, even at the portals of the town, we might be turned back.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Just at this moment (it mayn't be much more) Rheims is resting, like a brave victim on the rack who has tired his torturers by an obstinate silence.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Just at this moment (it mayn't be much more) Rheims is resting, like a brave victim on the rack who has tired his torturers by an obstinate silence.

and nothing more

From this reading Just at this moment (it mayn't be much more) Rheims is resting, like a brave victim on the rack who has tired his torturers by an obstinate silence.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Any instant the torturing may begin again, when the Boches have bombs to spare for what they call "target practice"; for think, how near is Laon!--and we'd been warned that, even at the portals of the town, we might be turned back.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Just at this moment (it mayn't be much more) Rheims is resting, like a brave victim on the rack who has tired his torturers by an obstinate silence.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Any instant the torturing may begin again, when the Boches have bombs to spare for what they call "target practice"; for think, how near is Laon!--and we'd been warned that, even at the portals of the town, we might be turned back.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Just at this moment (it mayn't be much more) Rheims is resting, like a brave victim on the rack who has tired his torturers by an obstinate silence.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Any instant the torturing may begin again, when the Boches have bombs to spare for what they call "target practice"; for think, how near is Laon!--and we'd been warned that, even at the portals of the town, we might be turned back.

a particular point in time

From this reading Just at this moment (it mayn't be much more) Rheims is resting, like a brave victim on the rack who has tired his torturers by an obstinate silence.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Just at this moment (it mayn't be much more) Rheims is resting, like a brave victim on the rack who has tired his torturers by an obstinate silence.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Just at this moment (it mayn't be much more) Rheims is resting, like a brave victim on the rack who has tired his torturers by an obstinate silence.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Any instant the torturing may begin again, when the Boches have bombs to spare for what they call "target practice"; for think, how near is Laon!--and we'd been warned that, even at the portals of the town, we might be turned back.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading We had still another new French officer to take us to Rheims.

not any; not one

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Almost any place on earth would be an anti-climax the day after Verdun--but not Rheims!

tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

From this reading Just at this moment (it mayn't be much more) Rheims is resting, like a brave victim on the rack who has tired his torturers by an obstinate silence.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading We had still another new French officer to take us to Rheims.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Almost any place on earth would be an anti-climax the day after Verdun--but not Rheims!

and nothing more

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Almost any place on earth would be an anti-climax the day after Verdun--but not Rheims!

plural of “portal” — a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)

From this reading Any instant the torturing may begin again, when the Boches have bombs to spare for what they call "target practice"; for think, how near is Laon!--and we'd been warned that, even at the portals of the town, we might be turned back.

a customary way of operation or behavior

From this reading Any instant the torturing may begin again, when the Boches have bombs to spare for what they call "target practice"; for think, how near is Laon!--and we'd been warned that, even at the portals of the town, we might be turned back.

go at a rack

From this reading Just at this moment (it mayn't be much more) Rheims is resting, like a brave victim on the rack who has tired his torturers by an obstinate silence.

-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Just at this moment (it mayn't be much more) Rheims is resting, like a brave victim on the rack who has tired his torturers by an obstinate silence.

a city in northeastern France to the east of Paris; scene of the coronation of most French kings; site of the unconditional German surrender in 1945 at the end of World War II

From this reading Almost any place on earth would be an anti-climax the day after Verdun--but not Rheims!

plural of “sausage” — highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

except for; apart from

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading Just at this moment (it mayn't be much more) Rheims is resting, like a brave victim on the rack who has tired his torturers by an obstinate silence.

move stealthily

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

refrain from harming

From this reading Any instant the torturing may begin again, when the Boches have bombs to spare for what they call "target practice"; for think, how near is Laon!--and we'd been warned that, even at the portals of the town, we might be turned back.

not in physical motion

From this reading We had still another new French officer to take us to Rheims.

carry out

From this reading We had still another new French officer to take us to Rheims.

a reference point to shoot at

From this reading Any instant the torturing may begin again, when the Boches have bombs to spare for what they call "target practice"; for think, how near is Laon!--and we'd been warned that, even at the portals of the town, we might be turned back.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Any instant the torturing may begin again, when the Boches have bombs to spare for what they call "target practice"; for think, how near is Laon!--and we'd been warned that, even at the portals of the town, we might be turned back.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Almost any place on earth would be an anti-climax the day after Verdun--but not Rheims!

in or at that place or location

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Any instant the torturing may begin again, when the Boches have bombs to spare for what they call "target practice"; for think, how near is Laon!--and we'd been warned that, even at the portals of the town, we might be turned back.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Just at this moment (it mayn't be much more) Rheims is resting, like a brave victim on the rack who has tired his torturers by an obstinate silence.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading Just at this moment (it mayn't be much more) Rheims is resting, like a brave victim on the rack who has tired his torturers by an obstinate silence.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

plural of “torturer” — someone who inflicts severe physical pain (usually for punishment or coercion)

From this reading Just at this moment (it mayn't be much more) Rheims is resting, like a brave victim on the rack who has tired his torturers by an obstinate silence.

extremely painful

From this reading Any instant the torturing may begin again, when the Boches have bombs to spare for what they call "target practice"; for think, how near is Laon!--and we'd been warned that, even at the portals of the town, we might be turned back.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Only a few people are allowed to enter the town, save those who have lived there all along, and learned to think no more of German bombs than German sausages; and those favoured few must slip in and out almost between breaths.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Any instant the torturing may begin again, when the Boches have bombs to spare for what they call "target practice"; for think, how near is Laon!--and we'd been warned that, even at the portals of the town, we might be turned back.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We had still another new French officer to take us to Rheims.

a battle in World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest fighting in World War I the German offensive was stopped

From this reading Almost any place on earth would be an anti-climax the day after Verdun--but not Rheims!

an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

From this reading Just at this moment (it mayn't be much more) Rheims is resting, like a brave victim on the rack who has tired his torturers by an obstinate silence.

past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk

From this reading Any instant the torturing may begin again, when the Boches have bombs to spare for what they call "target practice"; for think, how near is Laon!--and we'd been warned that, even at the portals of the town, we might be turned back.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Any instant the torturing may begin again, when the Boches have bombs to spare for what they call "target practice"; for think, how near is Laon!--and we'd been warned that, even at the portals of the town, we might be turned back.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Any instant the torturing may begin again, when the Boches have bombs to spare for what they call "target practice"; for think, how near is Laon!--and we'd been warned that, even at the portals of the town, we might be turned back.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Any instant the torturing may begin again, when the Boches have bombs to spare for what they call "target practice"; for think, how near is Laon!--and we'd been warned that, even at the portals of the town, we might be turned back.

at the time that

From this reading Any instant the torturing may begin again, when the Boches have bombs to spare for what they call "target practice"; for think, how near is Laon!--and we'd been warned that, even at the portals of the town, we might be turned back.

which person or people

From this reading Just at this moment (it mayn't be much more) Rheims is resting, like a brave victim on the rack who has tired his torturers by an obstinate silence.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Almost any place on earth would be an anti-climax the day after Verdun--but not Rheims!