adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading At present he was weak, and his head was splitting, and his left arm burning like fire.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At present he was weak, and his head was splitting, and his left arm burning like fire.
bandagenounUS /ˈbændɪdʒ/
a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
battlenounUS /ˈbætəl/
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
burningnounUS /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of burning something
From this reading At present he was weak, and his head was splitting, and his left arm burning like fire.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
companionsnounUS /kəmˈpænjənz/
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
crossverbUS /krɔːs/
travel across or pass over
From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
drovenounUS /droʊv/
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
exultations
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading At present he was weak, and his head was splitting, and his left arm burning like fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
glory-thoughts
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
happeningnounUS /ˈhæpənɪŋ/
an event that happens
From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At present he was weak, and his head was splitting, and his left arm burning like fire.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading At present he was weak, and his head was splitting, and his left arm burning like fire.
HIGGINS
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
Higgins's
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At present he was weak, and his head was splitting, and his left arm burning like fire.
hospital-orderly
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From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
JIMMIE
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading At present he was weak, and his head was splitting, and his left arm burning like fire.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading At present he was weak, and his head was splitting, and his left arm burning like fire.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
lyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
noticedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəst/
being perceived or observed
From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
OTHERadjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
pathnounUS /pæθ/
a course of conduct
From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading At present he was weak, and his head was splitting, and his left arm burning like fire.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
reservedadjectiveUS /rɪˈzɜːrvd/
set aside for the use of a particular person or party
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
SEESnounUS /siːz/
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
SIDEnounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
soldiernounUS /ˈsoʊldʒər/
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
splittingadjectiveUS /ˈsplɪtɪŋ/
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
From this reading At present he was weak, and his head was splitting, and his left arm burning like fire.
stagenounUS /steɪdʒ/
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
stretcher-bearernounUS /ˈstretʃərˈberər/
one who helps carry a stretcher
From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
topnounUS /tɑːp/
the upper part of anything
From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
uniformadjectiveUS /ˈjuːnəfɔːrm/
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
walkingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/
close enough to be walked to
From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At present he was weak, and his head was splitting, and his left arm burning like fire.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
weakadjectiveUS /wiːk/
wanting in physical strength
From this reading At present he was weak, and his head was splitting, and his left arm burning like fire.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
