used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well, if I was you and knew I couldn't be a soldier myself, I would love to send some one instead of me--you know how they do in France.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, if I was you and knew I couldn't be a soldier myself, I would love to send some one instead of me--you know how they do in France.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, if I was you and knew I couldn't be a soldier myself, I would love to send some one instead of me--you know how they do in France.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They pay a subsidy--substitute--don't you call it?--to go and fight for them."
couldn't
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From this reading "Well, if I was you and knew I couldn't be a soldier myself, I would love to send some one instead of me--you know how they do in France.
coward'snounUS /ˈkaʊərdz/
possessive form of “coward” — a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading "Yes, that is the coward's way," Roy said, scornfully.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, if I was you and knew I couldn't be a soldier myself, I would love to send some one instead of me--you know how they do in France.
don't
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From this reading They pay a subsidy--substitute--don't you call it?--to go and fight for them."
opinion or judgment
From this reading He paused for a minute, and then his eyes flashed fire.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading They pay a subsidy--substitute--don't you call it?--to go and fight for them."
start firing a weapon
From this reading He paused for a minute, and then his eyes flashed fire.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading He paused for a minute, and then his eyes flashed fire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They pay a subsidy--substitute--don't you call it?--to go and fight for them."
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading "Well, if I was you and knew I couldn't be a soldier myself, I would love to send some one instead of me--you know how they do in France.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They pay a subsidy--substitute--don't you call it?--to go and fight for them."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He paused for a minute, and then his eyes flashed fire.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He paused for a minute, and then his eyes flashed fire.
how
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From this reading "Well, if I was you and knew I couldn't be a soldier myself, I would love to send some one instead of me--you know how they do in France.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, if I was you and knew I couldn't be a soldier myself, I would love to send some one instead of me--you know how they do in France.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, if I was you and knew I couldn't be a soldier myself, I would love to send some one instead of me--you know how they do in France.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, if I was you and knew I couldn't be a soldier myself, I would love to send some one instead of me--you know how they do in France.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading "Well, if I was you and knew I couldn't be a soldier myself, I would love to send some one instead of me--you know how they do in France.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, that is the coward's way," Roy said, scornfully.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They pay a subsidy--substitute--don't you call it?--to go and fight for them."
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Well, if I was you and knew I couldn't be a soldier myself, I would love to send some one instead of me--you know how they do in France.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Well, if I was you and knew I couldn't be a soldier myself, I would love to send some one instead of me--you know how they do in France.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Well, if I was you and knew I couldn't be a soldier myself, I would love to send some one instead of me--you know how they do in France.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, if I was you and knew I couldn't be a soldier myself, I would love to send some one instead of me--you know how they do in France.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading He paused for a minute, and then his eyes flashed fire.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Well, if I was you and knew I couldn't be a soldier myself, I would love to send some one instead of me--you know how they do in France.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, if I was you and knew I couldn't be a soldier myself, I would love to send some one instead of me--you know how they do in France.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Selby was telling us.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Well, if I was you and knew I couldn't be a soldier myself, I would love to send some one instead of me--you know how they do in France.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading He paused for a minute, and then his eyes flashed fire.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading They pay a subsidy--substitute--don't you call it?--to go and fight for them."
Roy
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From this reading "Yes, that is the coward's way," Roy said, scornfully.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes, that is the coward's way," Roy said, scornfully.
scornfullyadverb
without respect; in a disdainful manner
From this reading "Yes, that is the coward's way," Roy said, scornfully.
Selby
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From this reading Old Selby was telling us.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "Well, if I was you and knew I couldn't be a soldier myself, I would love to send some one instead of me--you know how they do in France.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading "Well, if I was you and knew I couldn't be a soldier myself, I would love to send some one instead of me--you know how they do in France.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Well, if I was you and knew I couldn't be a soldier myself, I would love to send some one instead of me--you know how they do in France.
subsidynounUS /ˈsʌbsɪdi/
a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public
From this reading They pay a subsidy--substitute--don't you call it?--to go and fight for them."
substituteverbUS /ˈsʌbstətuːt/
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
From this reading They pay a subsidy--substitute--don't you call it?--to go and fight for them."
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Old Selby was telling us.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes, that is the coward's way," Roy said, scornfully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, that is the coward's way," Roy said, scornfully.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They pay a subsidy--substitute--don't you call it?--to go and fight for them."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He paused for a minute, and then his eyes flashed fire.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, if I was you and knew I couldn't be a soldier myself, I would love to send some one instead of me--you know how they do in France.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, if I was you and knew I couldn't be a soldier myself, I would love to send some one instead of me--you know how they do in France.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Old Selby was telling us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, if I was you and knew I couldn't be a soldier myself, I would love to send some one instead of me--you know how they do in France.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Yes, that is the coward's way," Roy said, scornfully.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, if I was you and knew I couldn't be a soldier myself, I would love to send some one instead of me--you know how they do in France.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Well, if I was you and knew I couldn't be a soldier myself, I would love to send some one instead of me--you know how they do in France.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, that is the coward's way," Roy said, scornfully.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, if I was you and knew I couldn't be a soldier myself, I would love to send some one instead of me--you know how they do in France.
