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From this reading Sergeant Wiegandt had gone away on April 1: Wegstetten's best non-com., and now the blissful husband of the beaming Frieda.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Captain von Wegstetten thought this would now be a safe experiment with the erstwhile social-democrat.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After eighteen months of service Gustav Weise was made bombardier.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sergeant Wiegandt had gone away on April 1: Wegstetten's best non-com., and now the blissful husband of the beaming Frieda.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading Sergeant Wiegandt had gone away on April 1: Wegstetten's best non-com., and now the blissful husband of the beaming Frieda.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Sergeant Wiegandt had gone away on April 1: Wegstetten's best non-com., and now the blissful husband of the beaming Frieda.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Captain von Wegstetten thought this would now be a safe experiment with the erstwhile social-democrat.
beamingadjectiveUS /ˈbiːmɪŋ/
cheerful and bright
From this reading Sergeant Wiegandt had gone away on April 1: Wegstetten's best non-com., and now the blissful husband of the beaming Frieda.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He would have been made deputy sergeant-major very shortly; but not even this prospect had been sufficient to retain him.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Sergeant Wiegandt had gone away on April 1: Wegstetten's best non-com., and now the blissful husband of the beaming Frieda.
blissfuladjectiveUS /ˈblɪsfəl/
completely happy and contented
From this reading Sergeant Wiegandt had gone away on April 1: Wegstetten's best non-com., and now the blissful husband of the beaming Frieda.
bombardiernounUS /ˌbɑːmbərˈdɪr/
a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery
From this reading After eighteen months of service Gustav Weise was made bombardier.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But more non-commissioned officers were still required.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain von Wegstetten thought this would now be a safe experiment with the erstwhile social-democrat.
deputynounUS /ˈdepjəti/
someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
From this reading He would have been made deputy sergeant-major very shortly; but not even this prospect had been sufficient to retain him.
eighteenadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːn/
being one more than seventeen
From this reading After eighteen months of service Gustav Weise was made bombardier.
erstwhileadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrstwaɪl/
belonging to some prior time
From this reading Captain von Wegstetten thought this would now be a safe experiment with the erstwhile social-democrat.
divisible by two
From this reading He would have been made deputy sergeant-major very shortly; but not even this prospect had been sufficient to retain him.
experimentnounUS /ɪkˈsperəmənt/
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading Captain von Wegstetten thought this would now be a safe experiment with the erstwhile social-democrat.
Frieda
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From this reading Sergeant Wiegandt had gone away on April 1: Wegstetten's best non-com., and now the blissful husband of the beaming Frieda.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Sergeant Wiegandt had gone away on April 1: Wegstetten's best non-com., and now the blissful husband of the beaming Frieda.
Gustav
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From this reading After eighteen months of service Gustav Weise was made bombardier.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sergeant Wiegandt had gone away on April 1: Wegstetten's best non-com., and now the blissful husband of the beaming Frieda.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would have been made deputy sergeant-major very shortly; but not even this prospect had been sufficient to retain him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would have been made deputy sergeant-major very shortly; but not even this prospect had been sufficient to retain him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He would have been made deputy sergeant-major very shortly; but not even this prospect had been sufficient to retain him.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Sergeant Wiegandt had gone away on April 1: Wegstetten's best non-com., and now the blissful husband of the beaming Frieda.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading After eighteen months of service Gustav Weise was made bombardier.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading After eighteen months of service Gustav Weise was made bombardier.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But more non-commissioned officers were still required.
non-com
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From this reading Sergeant Wiegandt had gone away on April 1: Wegstetten's best non-com., and now the blissful husband of the beaming Frieda.
non-commissioned
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From this reading But more non-commissioned officers were still required.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would have been made deputy sergeant-major very shortly; but not even this prospect had been sufficient to retain him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Captain von Wegstetten thought this would now be a safe experiment with the erstwhile social-democrat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After eighteen months of service Gustav Weise was made bombardier.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading But more non-commissioned officers were still required.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sergeant Wiegandt had gone away on April 1: Wegstetten's best non-com., and now the blissful husband of the beaming Frieda.
the possibility of future success
From this reading He would have been made deputy sergeant-major very shortly; but not even this prospect had been sufficient to retain him.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading But more non-commissioned officers were still required.
retainverbUS /rɪˈteɪn/
hold back within
From this reading He would have been made deputy sergeant-major very shortly; but not even this prospect had been sufficient to retain him.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Captain von Wegstetten thought this would now be a safe experiment with the erstwhile social-democrat.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading Sergeant Wiegandt had gone away on April 1: Wegstetten's best non-com., and now the blissful husband of the beaming Frieda.
sergeant-major
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From this reading He would have been made deputy sergeant-major very shortly; but not even this prospect had been sufficient to retain him.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading After eighteen months of service Gustav Weise was made bombardier.
for a short time
From this reading He would have been made deputy sergeant-major very shortly; but not even this prospect had been sufficient to retain him.
social-democrat
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From this reading Captain von Wegstetten thought this would now be a safe experiment with the erstwhile social-democrat.
not in physical motion
From this reading But more non-commissioned officers were still required.
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading He would have been made deputy sergeant-major very shortly; but not even this prospect had been sufficient to retain him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain von Wegstetten thought this would now be a safe experiment with the erstwhile social-democrat.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Captain von Wegstetten thought this would now be a safe experiment with the erstwhile social-democrat.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Captain von Wegstetten thought this would now be a safe experiment with the erstwhile social-democrat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He would have been made deputy sergeant-major very shortly; but not even this prospect had been sufficient to retain him.
precisely as stated
From this reading He would have been made deputy sergeant-major very shortly; but not even this prospect had been sufficient to retain him.
von
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From this reading Captain von Wegstetten thought this would now be a safe experiment with the erstwhile social-democrat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After eighteen months of service Gustav Weise was made bombardier.
Wegstetten
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From this reading Captain von Wegstetten thought this would now be a safe experiment with the erstwhile social-democrat.
Wegstetten's
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From this reading Sergeant Wiegandt had gone away on April 1: Wegstetten's best non-com., and now the blissful husband of the beaming Frieda.
Weise
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From this reading After eighteen months of service Gustav Weise was made bombardier.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But more non-commissioned officers were still required.
Wiegandt
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From this reading Sergeant Wiegandt had gone away on April 1: Wegstetten's best non-com., and now the blissful husband of the beaming Frieda.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Captain von Wegstetten thought this would now be a safe experiment with the erstwhile social-democrat.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Captain von Wegstetten thought this would now be a safe experiment with the erstwhile social-democrat.
