used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A year had passed since Frank entered Fardale Military Academy--a year crowded with events and adventures such as made its memory both pleasant and painful.
AcademynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading A year had passed since Frank entered Fardale Military Academy--a year crowded with events and adventures such as made its memory both pleasant and painful.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading A year had passed since Frank entered Fardale Military Academy--a year crowded with events and adventures such as made its memory both pleasant and painful.
anew
From this reading The time of the June encampment had again arrived.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A year had passed since Frank entered Fardale Military Academy--a year crowded with events and adventures such as made its memory both pleasant and painful.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The time of the June encampment had again arrived.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A year had passed since Frank entered Fardale Military Academy--a year crowded with events and adventures such as made its memory both pleasant and painful.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "BABY."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Frank was no longer a plebe, and the glistening chevrons on his sleeves told that the first year in the academy had not been wasted.
the two together, not just one
From this reading A year had passed since Frank entered Fardale Military Academy--a year crowded with events and adventures such as made its memory both pleasant and painful.
CadetnounUS /kəˈdet/
a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading He was now Cadet Corporal Merriwell.
chevrons
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From this reading Frank was no longer a plebe, and the glistening chevrons on his sleeves told that the first year in the academy had not been wasted.
CorporalnounUS /ˈkɔːrpərəl/
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading He was now Cadet Corporal Merriwell.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading A year had passed since Frank entered Fardale Military Academy--a year crowded with events and adventures such as made its memory both pleasant and painful.
encampmentnounUS /ɪnˈkæmpmɪnt/
a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
From this reading The time of the June encampment had again arrived.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading A year had passed since Frank entered Fardale Military Academy--a year crowded with events and adventures such as made its memory both pleasant and painful.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading A year had passed since Frank entered Fardale Military Academy--a year crowded with events and adventures such as made its memory both pleasant and painful.
Fardale
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From this reading A year had passed since Frank entered Fardale Military Academy--a year crowded with events and adventures such as made its memory both pleasant and painful.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Frank was no longer a plebe, and the glistening chevrons on his sleeves told that the first year in the academy had not been wasted.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading A year had passed since Frank entered Fardale Military Academy--a year crowded with events and adventures such as made its memory both pleasant and painful.
glisteningadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪsənɪŋ/
reflecting light
From this reading Frank was no longer a plebe, and the glistening chevrons on his sleeves told that the first year in the academy had not been wasted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A year had passed since Frank entered Fardale Military Academy--a year crowded with events and adventures such as made its memory both pleasant and painful.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was now Cadet Corporal Merriwell.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Frank was no longer a plebe, and the glistening chevrons on his sleeves told that the first year in the academy had not been wasted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Frank was no longer a plebe, and the glistening chevrons on his sleeves told that the first year in the academy had not been wasted.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A year had passed since Frank entered Fardale Military Academy--a year crowded with events and adventures such as made its memory both pleasant and painful.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading The time of the June encampment had again arrived.
for more time
From this reading Frank was no longer a plebe, and the glistening chevrons on his sleeves told that the first year in the academy had not been wasted.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A year had passed since Frank entered Fardale Military Academy--a year crowded with events and adventures such as made its memory both pleasant and painful.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading A year had passed since Frank entered Fardale Military Academy--a year crowded with events and adventures such as made its memory both pleasant and painful.
Merriwell
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From this reading He was now Cadet Corporal Merriwell.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading A year had passed since Frank entered Fardale Military Academy--a year crowded with events and adventures such as made its memory both pleasant and painful.
not any; not one
From this reading Frank was no longer a plebe, and the glistening chevrons on his sleeves told that the first year in the academy had not been wasted.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Frank was no longer a plebe, and the glistening chevrons on his sleeves told that the first year in the academy had not been wasted.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He was now Cadet Corporal Merriwell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The time of the June encampment had again arrived.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Frank was no longer a plebe, and the glistening chevrons on his sleeves told that the first year in the academy had not been wasted.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading A year had passed since Frank entered Fardale Military Academy--a year crowded with events and adventures such as made its memory both pleasant and painful.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A year had passed since Frank entered Fardale Military Academy--a year crowded with events and adventures such as made its memory both pleasant and painful.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading A year had passed since Frank entered Fardale Military Academy--a year crowded with events and adventures such as made its memory both pleasant and painful.
plebenoun
a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading Frank was no longer a plebe, and the glistening chevrons on his sleeves told that the first year in the academy had not been wasted.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A year had passed since Frank entered Fardale Military Academy--a year crowded with events and adventures such as made its memory both pleasant and painful.
sleevesnounUS /sliːvz/
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading Frank was no longer a plebe, and the glistening chevrons on his sleeves told that the first year in the academy had not been wasted.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A year had passed since Frank entered Fardale Military Academy--a year crowded with events and adventures such as made its memory both pleasant and painful.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Frank was no longer a plebe, and the glistening chevrons on his sleeves told that the first year in the academy had not been wasted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The time of the June encampment had again arrived.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The time of the June encampment had again arrived.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Frank was no longer a plebe, and the glistening chevrons on his sleeves told that the first year in the academy had not been wasted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Frank was no longer a plebe, and the glistening chevrons on his sleeves told that the first year in the academy had not been wasted.
wastedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪstɪd/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading Frank was no longer a plebe, and the glistening chevrons on his sleeves told that the first year in the academy had not been wasted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A year had passed since Frank entered Fardale Military Academy--a year crowded with events and adventures such as made its memory both pleasant and painful.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading A year had passed since Frank entered Fardale Military Academy--a year crowded with events and adventures such as made its memory both pleasant and painful.
