used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MIDNIGHT SALLY "To die like this!" thought Leon.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He had always planned that if he should be stricken in this war it would be with his gun in his hand and his face set toward the enemy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had always planned that if he should be stricken in this war it would be with his gun in his hand and his face set toward the enemy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had always planned that if he should be stricken in this war it would be with his gun in his hand and his face set toward the enemy.
placed in a grave
From this reading To perish, buried under a heap of earth, was not a soldier's death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading To perish, buried under a heap of earth, was not a soldier's death.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading A MIDNIGHT SALLY "To die like this!" thought Leon.
dirtnounUS /dɜːrt/
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
From this reading He worked the dirt out of his mouth with the tip of his tongue and set himself for a supreme effort.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading To perish, buried under a heap of earth, was not a soldier's death.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading He worked the dirt out of his mouth with the tip of his tongue and set himself for a supreme effort.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "What a terrible end."
an opposing military force
From this reading He had always planned that if he should be stricken in this war it would be with his gun in his hand and his face set toward the enemy.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He had always planned that if he should be stricken in this war it would be with his gun in his hand and his face set toward the enemy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He worked the dirt out of his mouth with the tip of his tongue and set himself for a supreme effort.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading He had always planned that if he should be stricken in this war it would be with his gun in his hand and his face set toward the enemy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had always planned that if he should be stricken in this war it would be with his gun in his hand and his face set toward the enemy.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He had always planned that if he should be stricken in this war it would be with his gun in his hand and his face set toward the enemy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had always planned that if he should be stricken in this war it would be with his gun in his hand and his face set toward the enemy.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading To perish, buried under a heap of earth, was not a soldier's death.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He worked the dirt out of his mouth with the tip of his tongue and set himself for a supreme effort.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had always planned that if he should be stricken in this war it would be with his gun in his hand and his face set toward the enemy.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He had always planned that if he should be stricken in this war it would be with his gun in his hand and his face set toward the enemy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had always planned that if he should be stricken in this war it would be with his gun in his hand and his face set toward the enemy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had always planned that if he should be stricken in this war it would be with his gun in his hand and his face set toward the enemy.
LeonnounUS /ˈliːɑːn/
a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
From this reading A MIDNIGHT SALLY "To die like this!" thought Leon.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A MIDNIGHT SALLY "To die like this!" thought Leon.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading A MIDNIGHT SALLY "To die like this!" thought Leon.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading He worked the dirt out of his mouth with the tip of his tongue and set himself for a supreme effort.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To perish, buried under a heap of earth, was not a soldier's death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To perish, buried under a heap of earth, was not a soldier's death.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He worked the dirt out of his mouth with the tip of his tongue and set himself for a supreme effort.
perishverbUS /ˈperɪʃ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading To perish, buried under a heap of earth, was not a soldier's death.
plannedadjectiveUS /plænd/
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading He had always planned that if he should be stricken in this war it would be with his gun in his hand and his face set toward the enemy.
SALLYnounUS /ˈsæli/
witty remark
From this reading A MIDNIGHT SALLY "To die like this!" thought Leon.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He had always planned that if he should be stricken in this war it would be with his gun in his hand and his face set toward the enemy.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He had always planned that if he should be stricken in this war it would be with his gun in his hand and his face set toward the enemy.
soldier'snounUS /ˈsoʊldʒərz/
possessive form of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading To perish, buried under a heap of earth, was not a soldier's death.
strickenadjectiveUS /ˈstrɪkən/
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading He had always planned that if he should be stricken in this war it would be with his gun in his hand and his face set toward the enemy.
supremeadjectiveUS /səˈpriːm/
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading He worked the dirt out of his mouth with the tip of his tongue and set himself for a supreme effort.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "What a terrible end."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had always planned that if he should be stricken in this war it would be with his gun in his hand and his face set toward the enemy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had always planned that if he should be stricken in this war it would be with his gun in his hand and his face set toward the enemy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A MIDNIGHT SALLY "To die like this!" thought Leon.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A MIDNIGHT SALLY "To die like this!" thought Leon.
tipnounUS /tɪp/
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading He worked the dirt out of his mouth with the tip of his tongue and set himself for a supreme effort.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MIDNIGHT SALLY "To die like this!" thought Leon.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading He worked the dirt out of his mouth with the tip of his tongue and set himself for a supreme effort.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He had always planned that if he should be stricken in this war it would be with his gun in his hand and his face set toward the enemy.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading To perish, buried under a heap of earth, was not a soldier's death.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading He had always planned that if he should be stricken in this war it would be with his gun in his hand and his face set toward the enemy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To perish, buried under a heap of earth, was not a soldier's death.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a terrible end."
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had always planned that if he should be stricken in this war it would be with his gun in his hand and his face set toward the enemy.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He worked the dirt out of his mouth with the tip of his tongue and set himself for a supreme effort.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had always planned that if he should be stricken in this war it would be with his gun in his hand and his face set toward the enemy.
