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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His friends found him installed in a great armchair, with his bruised foot on a cushion, his arm in a sling, and a few pieces of court-plaster distributed rather promiscuously over his face and head.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I must admit, though," he added to his old friend, who was also made comfortable in his chair, which Hilland had brought over, "that in my fall on the field of glory I made a sorry figure.
admit
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From this reading "I must admit, though," he added to his old friend, who was also made comfortable in his chair, which Hilland had brought over, "that in my fall on the field of glory I made a sorry figure.
also
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From this reading "I must admit, though," he added to his old friend, who was also made comfortable in his chair, which Hilland had brought over, "that in my fall on the field of glory I made a sorry figure.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading TWO BATTLES In less than an hour Graham was in the parlor, looking, it is true, somewhat battered, but cheerful and resolute.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TWO BATTLES In less than an hour Graham was in the parlor, looking, it is true, somewhat battered, but cheerful and resolute.
arm
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From this reading His friends found him installed in a great armchair, with his bruised foot on a cushion, his arm in a sling, and a few pieces of court-plaster distributed rather promiscuously over his face and head.
armchair
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From this reading His friends found him installed in a great armchair, with his bruised foot on a cushion, his arm in a sling, and a few pieces of court-plaster distributed rather promiscuously over his face and head.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He greeted Hilland and his wife so heartily, and assured the major so genially that he should now divide with him his honors as a veteran, that they were reassured, and the rather tragic mood in which they had started on the visit was dispelled.
assured
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From this reading He greeted Hilland and his wife so heartily, and assured the major so genially that he should now divide with him his honors as a veteran, that they were reassured, and the rather tragic mood in which they had started on the visit was dispelled.
battered
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From this reading TWO BATTLES In less than an hour Graham was in the parlor, looking, it is true, somewhat battered, but cheerful and resolute.
BATTLES
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From this reading TWO BATTLES In less than an hour Graham was in the parlor, looking, it is true, somewhat battered, but cheerful and resolute.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I was held down by my horse and trampled on as if I had been a part of the 'sacred soil.'"
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I must admit, though," he added to his old friend, who was also made comfortable in his chair, which Hilland had brought over, "that in my fall on the field of glory I made a sorry figure.
bruised
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From this reading His friends found him installed in a great armchair, with his bruised foot on a cushion, his arm in a sling, and a few pieces of court-plaster distributed rather promiscuously over his face and head.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading TWO BATTLES In less than an hour Graham was in the parlor, looking, it is true, somewhat battered, but cheerful and resolute.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was held down by my horse and trampled on as if I had been a part of the 'sacred soil.'"
chair
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From this reading "I must admit, though," he added to his old friend, who was also made comfortable in his chair, which Hilland had brought over, "that in my fall on the field of glory I made a sorry figure.
cheerful
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From this reading TWO BATTLES In less than an hour Graham was in the parlor, looking, it is true, somewhat battered, but cheerful and resolute.
comfortable
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From this reading "I must admit, though," he added to his old friend, who was also made comfortable in his chair, which Hilland had brought over, "that in my fall on the field of glory I made a sorry figure.
court-plaster
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From this reading His friends found him installed in a great armchair, with his bruised foot on a cushion, his arm in a sling, and a few pieces of court-plaster distributed rather promiscuously over his face and head.
cushion
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From this reading His friends found him installed in a great armchair, with his bruised foot on a cushion, his arm in a sling, and a few pieces of court-plaster distributed rather promiscuously over his face and head.
dispelled
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From this reading He greeted Hilland and his wife so heartily, and assured the major so genially that he should now divide with him his honors as a veteran, that they were reassured, and the rather tragic mood in which they had started on the visit was dispelled.
distributed
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From this reading His friends found him installed in a great armchair, with his bruised foot on a cushion, his arm in a sling, and a few pieces of court-plaster distributed rather promiscuously over his face and head.
divide
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From this reading He greeted Hilland and his wife so heartily, and assured the major so genially that he should now divide with him his honors as a veteran, that they were reassured, and the rather tragic mood in which they had started on the visit was dispelled.
down
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From this reading I was held down by my horse and trampled on as if I had been a part of the 'sacred soil.'"
face
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From this reading His friends found him installed in a great armchair, with his bruised foot on a cushion, his arm in a sling, and a few pieces of court-plaster distributed rather promiscuously over his face and head.
fall
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From this reading "I must admit, though," he added to his old friend, who was also made comfortable in his chair, which Hilland had brought over, "that in my fall on the field of glory I made a sorry figure.
few
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From this reading His friends found him installed in a great armchair, with his bruised foot on a cushion, his arm in a sling, and a few pieces of court-plaster distributed rather promiscuously over his face and head.
field
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From this reading "I must admit, though," he added to his old friend, who was also made comfortable in his chair, which Hilland had brought over, "that in my fall on the field of glory I made a sorry figure.
figure
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From this reading "I must admit, though," he added to his old friend, who was also made comfortable in his chair, which Hilland had brought over, "that in my fall on the field of glory I made a sorry figure.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His friends found him installed in a great armchair, with his bruised foot on a cushion, his arm in a sling, and a few pieces of court-plaster distributed rather promiscuously over his face and head.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His friends found him installed in a great armchair, with his bruised foot on a cushion, his arm in a sling, and a few pieces of court-plaster distributed rather promiscuously over his face and head.
friend
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From this reading "I must admit, though," he added to his old friend, who was also made comfortable in his chair, which Hilland had brought over, "that in my fall on the field of glory I made a sorry figure.
friends
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From this reading His friends found him installed in a great armchair, with his bruised foot on a cushion, his arm in a sling, and a few pieces of court-plaster distributed rather promiscuously over his face and head.
genially
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From this reading He greeted Hilland and his wife so heartily, and assured the major so genially that he should now divide with him his honors as a veteran, that they were reassured, and the rather tragic mood in which they had started on the visit was dispelled.
glory
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From this reading "I must admit, though," he added to his old friend, who was also made comfortable in his chair, which Hilland had brought over, "that in my fall on the field of glory I made a sorry figure.
Graham
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From this reading TWO BATTLES In less than an hour Graham was in the parlor, looking, it is true, somewhat battered, but cheerful and resolute.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His friends found him installed in a great armchair, with his bruised foot on a cushion, his arm in a sling, and a few pieces of court-plaster distributed rather promiscuously over his face and head.
greeted
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From this reading He greeted Hilland and his wife so heartily, and assured the major so genially that he should now divide with him his honors as a veteran, that they were reassured, and the rather tragic mood in which they had started on the visit was dispelled.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He greeted Hilland and his wife so heartily, and assured the major so genially that he should now divide with him his honors as a veteran, that they were reassured, and the rather tragic mood in which they had started on the visit was dispelled.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He greeted Hilland and his wife so heartily, and assured the major so genially that he should now divide with him his honors as a veteran, that they were reassured, and the rather tragic mood in which they had started on the visit was dispelled.
head
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From this reading His friends found him installed in a great armchair, with his bruised foot on a cushion, his arm in a sling, and a few pieces of court-plaster distributed rather promiscuously over his face and head.
heartily
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From this reading He greeted Hilland and his wife so heartily, and assured the major so genially that he should now divide with him his honors as a veteran, that they were reassured, and the rather tragic mood in which they had started on the visit was dispelled.
held
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From this reading I was held down by my horse and trampled on as if I had been a part of the 'sacred soil.'"
Hilland
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From this reading He greeted Hilland and his wife so heartily, and assured the major so genially that he should now divide with him his honors as a veteran, that they were reassured, and the rather tragic mood in which they had started on the visit was dispelled.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His friends found him installed in a great armchair, with his bruised foot on a cushion, his arm in a sling, and a few pieces of court-plaster distributed rather promiscuously over his face and head.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His friends found him installed in a great armchair, with his bruised foot on a cushion, his arm in a sling, and a few pieces of court-plaster distributed rather promiscuously over his face and head.
honors
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From this reading He greeted Hilland and his wife so heartily, and assured the major so genially that he should now divide with him his honors as a veteran, that they were reassured, and the rather tragic mood in which they had started on the visit was dispelled.
horse
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From this reading I was held down by my horse and trampled on as if I had been a part of the 'sacred soil.'"
hour
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From this reading TWO BATTLES In less than an hour Graham was in the parlor, looking, it is true, somewhat battered, but cheerful and resolute.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must admit, though," he added to his old friend, who was also made comfortable in his chair, which Hilland had brought over, "that in my fall on the field of glory I made a sorry figure.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I was held down by my horse and trampled on as if I had been a part of the 'sacred soil.'"
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TWO BATTLES In less than an hour Graham was in the parlor, looking, it is true, somewhat battered, but cheerful and resolute.
installed
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From this reading His friends found him installed in a great armchair, with his bruised foot on a cushion, his arm in a sling, and a few pieces of court-plaster distributed rather promiscuously over his face and head.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TWO BATTLES In less than an hour Graham was in the parlor, looking, it is true, somewhat battered, but cheerful and resolute.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TWO BATTLES In less than an hour Graham was in the parlor, looking, it is true, somewhat battered, but cheerful and resolute.
less
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From this reading TWO BATTLES In less than an hour Graham was in the parlor, looking, it is true, somewhat battered, but cheerful and resolute.
looking
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From this reading TWO BATTLES In less than an hour Graham was in the parlor, looking, it is true, somewhat battered, but cheerful and resolute.
made
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From this reading "I must admit, though," he added to his old friend, who was also made comfortable in his chair, which Hilland had brought over, "that in my fall on the field of glory I made a sorry figure.
major
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From this reading He greeted Hilland and his wife so heartily, and assured the major so genially that he should now divide with him his honors as a veteran, that they were reassured, and the rather tragic mood in which they had started on the visit was dispelled.
mood
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From this reading He greeted Hilland and his wife so heartily, and assured the major so genially that he should now divide with him his honors as a veteran, that they were reassured, and the rather tragic mood in which they had started on the visit was dispelled.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must admit, though," he added to his old friend, who was also made comfortable in his chair, which Hilland had brought over, "that in my fall on the field of glory I made a sorry figure.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I must admit, though," he added to his old friend, who was also made comfortable in his chair, which Hilland had brought over, "that in my fall on the field of glory I made a sorry figure.
now
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From this reading He greeted Hilland and his wife so heartily, and assured the major so genially that he should now divide with him his honors as a veteran, that they were reassured, and the rather tragic mood in which they had started on the visit was dispelled.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His friends found him installed in a great armchair, with his bruised foot on a cushion, his arm in a sling, and a few pieces of court-plaster distributed rather promiscuously over his face and head.
old
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From this reading "I must admit, though," he added to his old friend, who was also made comfortable in his chair, which Hilland had brought over, "that in my fall on the field of glory I made a sorry figure.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His friends found him installed in a great armchair, with his bruised foot on a cushion, his arm in a sling, and a few pieces of court-plaster distributed rather promiscuously over his face and head.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His friends found him installed in a great armchair, with his bruised foot on a cushion, his arm in a sling, and a few pieces of court-plaster distributed rather promiscuously over his face and head.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading TWO BATTLES In less than an hour Graham was in the parlor, looking, it is true, somewhat battered, but cheerful and resolute.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was held down by my horse and trampled on as if I had been a part of the 'sacred soil.'"
pieces
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From this reading His friends found him installed in a great armchair, with his bruised foot on a cushion, his arm in a sling, and a few pieces of court-plaster distributed rather promiscuously over his face and head.
promiscuously
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From this reading His friends found him installed in a great armchair, with his bruised foot on a cushion, his arm in a sling, and a few pieces of court-plaster distributed rather promiscuously over his face and head.
rather
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From this reading His friends found him installed in a great armchair, with his bruised foot on a cushion, his arm in a sling, and a few pieces of court-plaster distributed rather promiscuously over his face and head.
reassuredverbUS /ˌriːəˈʃʊrd/
made less worried or afraid
From this reading He greeted Hilland and his wife so heartily, and assured the major so genially that he should now divide with him his honors as a veteran, that they were reassured, and the rather tragic mood in which they had started on the visit was dispelled.
resolute
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From this reading TWO BATTLES In less than an hour Graham was in the parlor, looking, it is true, somewhat battered, but cheerful and resolute.
sacred
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From this reading I was held down by my horse and trampled on as if I had been a part of the 'sacred soil.'"
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He greeted Hilland and his wife so heartily, and assured the major so genially that he should now divide with him his honors as a veteran, that they were reassured, and the rather tragic mood in which they had started on the visit was dispelled.
sling
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From this reading His friends found him installed in a great armchair, with his bruised foot on a cushion, his arm in a sling, and a few pieces of court-plaster distributed rather promiscuously over his face and head.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He greeted Hilland and his wife so heartily, and assured the major so genially that he should now divide with him his honors as a veteran, that they were reassured, and the rather tragic mood in which they had started on the visit was dispelled.
soil
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From this reading I was held down by my horse and trampled on as if I had been a part of the 'sacred soil.'"
somewhat
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From this reading TWO BATTLES In less than an hour Graham was in the parlor, looking, it is true, somewhat battered, but cheerful and resolute.
sorry
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From this reading "I must admit, though," he added to his old friend, who was also made comfortable in his chair, which Hilland had brought over, "that in my fall on the field of glory I made a sorry figure.
started
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From this reading He greeted Hilland and his wife so heartily, and assured the major so genially that he should now divide with him his honors as a veteran, that they were reassured, and the rather tragic mood in which they had started on the visit was dispelled.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading TWO BATTLES In less than an hour Graham was in the parlor, looking, it is true, somewhat battered, but cheerful and resolute.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He greeted Hilland and his wife so heartily, and assured the major so genially that he should now divide with him his honors as a veteran, that they were reassured, and the rather tragic mood in which they had started on the visit was dispelled.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO BATTLES In less than an hour Graham was in the parlor, looking, it is true, somewhat battered, but cheerful and resolute.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He greeted Hilland and his wife so heartily, and assured the major so genially that he should now divide with him his honors as a veteran, that they were reassured, and the rather tragic mood in which they had started on the visit was dispelled.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I must admit, though," he added to his old friend, who was also made comfortable in his chair, which Hilland had brought over, "that in my fall on the field of glory I made a sorry figure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I must admit, though," he added to his old friend, who was also made comfortable in his chair, which Hilland had brought over, "that in my fall on the field of glory I made a sorry figure.
tragic
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From this reading He greeted Hilland and his wife so heartily, and assured the major so genially that he should now divide with him his honors as a veteran, that they were reassured, and the rather tragic mood in which they had started on the visit was dispelled.
trampled
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From this reading I was held down by my horse and trampled on as if I had been a part of the 'sacred soil.'"
true
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From this reading TWO BATTLES In less than an hour Graham was in the parlor, looking, it is true, somewhat battered, but cheerful and resolute.
TWO
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From this reading TWO BATTLES In less than an hour Graham was in the parlor, looking, it is true, somewhat battered, but cheerful and resolute.
veteran
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From this reading He greeted Hilland and his wife so heartily, and assured the major so genially that he should now divide with him his honors as a veteran, that they were reassured, and the rather tragic mood in which they had started on the visit was dispelled.
visit
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From this reading He greeted Hilland and his wife so heartily, and assured the major so genially that he should now divide with him his honors as a veteran, that they were reassured, and the rather tragic mood in which they had started on the visit was dispelled.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TWO BATTLES In less than an hour Graham was in the parlor, looking, it is true, somewhat battered, but cheerful and resolute.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He greeted Hilland and his wife so heartily, and assured the major so genially that he should now divide with him his honors as a veteran, that they were reassured, and the rather tragic mood in which they had started on the visit was dispelled.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He greeted Hilland and his wife so heartily, and assured the major so genially that he should now divide with him his honors as a veteran, that they were reassured, and the rather tragic mood in which they had started on the visit was dispelled.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "I must admit, though," he added to his old friend, who was also made comfortable in his chair, which Hilland had brought over, "that in my fall on the field of glory I made a sorry figure.
wife
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From this reading He greeted Hilland and his wife so heartily, and assured the major so genially that he should now divide with him his honors as a veteran, that they were reassured, and the rather tragic mood in which they had started on the visit was dispelled.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His friends found him installed in a great armchair, with his bruised foot on a cushion, his arm in a sling, and a few pieces of court-plaster distributed rather promiscuously over his face and head.
