used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AFTER NINETEEN YEARS A sharp judgment shall be to them that be in high places.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER NINETEEN YEARS A sharp judgment shall be to them that be in high places.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I have great news for you to take back to your mother.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading AFTER NINETEEN YEARS A sharp judgment shall be to them that be in high places.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The lady who spoke leant back in her chair, half turning her head, but not looking entirely round in the direction of the only other occupant of the room--a girl of nineteen.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading The lady who spoke leant back in her chair, half turning her head, but not looking entirely round in the direction of the only other occupant of the room--a girl of nineteen.
commissionnounUS /kəˈmɪʃən/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading Jem has got his commission--in a Goorkha regiment!”
dearly loved
From this reading “Yes, dear.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading The lady who spoke leant back in her chair, half turning her head, but not looking entirely round in the direction of the only other occupant of the room--a girl of nineteen.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The lady who spoke leant back in her chair, half turning her head, but not looking entirely round in the direction of the only other occupant of the room--a girl of nineteen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have great news for you to take back to your mother.
a young female
From this reading The lady who spoke leant back in her chair, half turning her head, but not looking entirely round in the direction of the only other occupant of the room--a girl of nineteen.
Goorkha
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From this reading Jem has got his commission--in a Goorkha regiment!”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Jem has got his commission--in a Goorkha regiment!”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I have great news for you to take back to your mother.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The lady who spoke leant back in her chair, half turning her head, but not looking entirely round in the direction of the only other occupant of the room--a girl of nineteen.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jem has got his commission--in a Goorkha regiment!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have great news for you to take back to your mother.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The lady who spoke leant back in her chair, half turning her head, but not looking entirely round in the direction of the only other occupant of the room--a girl of nineteen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The lady who spoke leant back in her chair, half turning her head, but not looking entirely round in the direction of the only other occupant of the room--a girl of nineteen.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading AFTER NINETEEN YEARS A sharp judgment shall be to them that be in high places.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jem has got his commission--in a Goorkha regiment!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have great news for you to take back to your mother.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AFTER NINETEEN YEARS A sharp judgment shall be to them that be in high places.
JemnounUS /dʒem/
a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings
From this reading Jem has got his commission--in a Goorkha regiment!”
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading AFTER NINETEEN YEARS A sharp judgment shall be to them that be in high places.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The lady who spoke leant back in her chair, half turning her head, but not looking entirely round in the direction of the only other occupant of the room--a girl of nineteen.
leantverbUS /ˈliːənt/
inflected form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading The lady who spoke leant back in her chair, half turning her head, but not looking entirely round in the direction of the only other occupant of the room--a girl of nineteen.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The lady who spoke leant back in her chair, half turning her head, but not looking entirely round in the direction of the only other occupant of the room--a girl of nineteen.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I have great news for you to take back to your mother.
information about recent and important events
From this reading I have great news for you to take back to your mother.
NINETEENnounUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading AFTER NINETEEN YEARS A sharp judgment shall be to them that be in high places.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The lady who spoke leant back in her chair, half turning her head, but not looking entirely round in the direction of the only other occupant of the room--a girl of nineteen.
occupantnounUS /ˈɑːkjəpənt/
someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
From this reading The lady who spoke leant back in her chair, half turning her head, but not looking entirely round in the direction of the only other occupant of the room--a girl of nineteen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The lady who spoke leant back in her chair, half turning her head, but not looking entirely round in the direction of the only other occupant of the room--a girl of nineteen.
and nothing more
From this reading The lady who spoke leant back in her chair, half turning her head, but not looking entirely round in the direction of the only other occupant of the room--a girl of nineteen.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The lady who spoke leant back in her chair, half turning her head, but not looking entirely round in the direction of the only other occupant of the room--a girl of nineteen.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading AFTER NINETEEN YEARS A sharp judgment shall be to them that be in high places.
regimentverbUS /ˈredʒəmənt/
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading Jem has got his commission--in a Goorkha regiment!”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The lady who spoke leant back in her chair, half turning her head, but not looking entirely round in the direction of the only other occupant of the room--a girl of nineteen.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The lady who spoke leant back in her chair, half turning her head, but not looking entirely round in the direction of the only other occupant of the room--a girl of nineteen.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading AFTER NINETEEN YEARS A sharp judgment shall be to them that be in high places.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading AFTER NINETEEN YEARS A sharp judgment shall be to them that be in high places.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading The lady who spoke leant back in her chair, half turning her head, but not looking entirely round in the direction of the only other occupant of the room--a girl of nineteen.
carry out
From this reading I have great news for you to take back to your mother.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AFTER NINETEEN YEARS A sharp judgment shall be to them that be in high places.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lady who spoke leant back in her chair, half turning her head, but not looking entirely round in the direction of the only other occupant of the room--a girl of nineteen.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading AFTER NINETEEN YEARS A sharp judgment shall be to them that be in high places.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AFTER NINETEEN YEARS A sharp judgment shall be to them that be in high places.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading The lady who spoke leant back in her chair, half turning her head, but not looking entirely round in the direction of the only other occupant of the room--a girl of nineteen.
which person or people
From this reading The lady who spoke leant back in her chair, half turning her head, but not looking entirely round in the direction of the only other occupant of the room--a girl of nineteen.
a late time of life
From this reading AFTER NINETEEN YEARS A sharp judgment shall be to them that be in high places.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, dear.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have great news for you to take back to your mother.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have great news for you to take back to your mother.
