used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was Si who spoke, as he was washing himself in a bucket of water set on the gun-track.
ablutionsnounUS /əˈbluːʃənz/
plural of “ablution” — the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
ain't
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From this reading IN WHICH THE ARMY OF INVASION ARRIVES "Maybe I ain't hot and tired, Walter.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I could sleep standing up and go in an ice-house and do it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH THE ARMY OF INVASION ARRIVES "Maybe I ain't hot and tired, Walter.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading IN WHICH THE ARMY OF INVASION ARRIVES "Maybe I ain't hot and tired, Walter.
ARRIVESverbUS /ərˈaɪvz/
third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading IN WHICH THE ARMY OF INVASION ARRIVES "Maybe I ain't hot and tired, Walter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Si who spoke, as he was washing himself in a bucket of water set on the gun-track.
batterynounUS /ˈbætəri/
group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
From this reading The bombardment had lasted over an hour and every land battery had been silenced.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
bombardmentnounUS /bɑːmˈbɑːrdmənt/
the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
From this reading The bombardment had lasted over an hour and every land battery had been silenced.
bucketnounUS /ˈbʌkət/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading It was Si who spoke, as he was washing himself in a bucket of water set on the gun-track.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could sleep standing up and go in an ice-house and do it."
dirtnounUS /dɜːrt/
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
dirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
disagreeableadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl/
not to your liking
From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I could sleep standing up and go in an ice-house and do it."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The bombardment had lasted over an hour and every land battery had been silenced.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I could sleep standing up and go in an ice-house and do it."
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
gun-track
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From this reading It was Si who spoke, as he was washing himself in a bucket of water set on the gun-track.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Si who spoke, as he was washing himself in a bucket of water set on the gun-track.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was Si who spoke, as he was washing himself in a bucket of water set on the gun-track.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading IN WHICH THE ARMY OF INVASION ARRIVES "Maybe I ain't hot and tired, Walter.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The bombardment had lasted over an hour and every land battery had been silenced.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN WHICH THE ARMY OF INVASION ARRIVES "Maybe I ain't hot and tired, Walter.
ice-house
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From this reading I could sleep standing up and go in an ice-house and do it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH THE ARMY OF INVASION ARRIVES "Maybe I ain't hot and tired, Walter.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
INVASIONnounUS /ˌɪnˈveɪʒən/
the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
From this reading IN WHICH THE ARMY OF INVASION ARRIVES "Maybe I ain't hot and tired, Walter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I could sleep standing up and go in an ice-house and do it."
knacknounUS /næk/
a special way of doing something
From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The bombardment had lasted over an hour and every land battery had been silenced.
lastedverbUS /ˈlæstəd/
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading The bombardment had lasted over an hour and every land battery had been silenced.
by chance
From this reading IN WHICH THE ARMY OF INVASION ARRIVES "Maybe I ain't hot and tired, Walter.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH THE ARMY OF INVASION ARRIVES "Maybe I ain't hot and tired, Walter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was Si who spoke, as he was washing himself in a bucket of water set on the gun-track.
one's
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From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The bombardment had lasted over an hour and every land battery had been silenced.
poresnounUS /pɔːrz/
plural of “pore” — any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was Si who spoke, as he was washing himself in a bucket of water set on the gun-track.
SinounUS /siː/
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading It was Si who spoke, as he was washing himself in a bucket of water set on the gun-track.
silencedadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənst/
reduced to silence
From this reading The bombardment had lasted over an hour and every land battery had been silenced.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I could sleep standing up and go in an ice-house and do it."
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was Si who spoke, as he was washing himself in a bucket of water set on the gun-track.
having a supporting base
From this reading I could sleep standing up and go in an ice-house and do it."
not in physical motion
From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH THE ARMY OF INVASION ARRIVES "Maybe I ain't hot and tired, Walter.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading IN WHICH THE ARMY OF INVASION ARRIVES "Maybe I ain't hot and tired, Walter.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I could sleep standing up and go in an ice-house and do it."
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading IN WHICH THE ARMY OF INVASION ARRIVES "Maybe I ain't hot and tired, Walter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Si who spoke, as he was washing himself in a bucket of water set on the gun-track.
washingnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋ/
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
From this reading It was Si who spoke, as he was washing himself in a bucket of water set on the gun-track.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading It was Si who spoke, as he was washing himself in a bucket of water set on the gun-track.
at the time that
From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE ARMY OF INVASION ARRIVES "Maybe I ain't hot and tired, Walter.
which person or people
From this reading It was Si who spoke, as he was washing himself in a bucket of water set on the gun-track.
YankeenounUS /ˈjæŋki/
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading The water had been fresh when Si began his ablutions and was now dirty, but the Yankee youth was still far from clean, for gun smoke and gun dirt have a disagreeable knack of getting into the pores of one's skin.
