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From this reading _June 6, 1916._ Well, here we are in the slowest train that ever limped, and I've been to sleep for seven hours.
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From this reading _June 6, 1916._ Well, here we are in the slowest train that ever limped, and I've been to sleep for seven hours.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But when the pictures were brought back from France it was suggested that they should be reproduced, and a book evolved.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front These letters were never intended for publication.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But when the pictures were brought back from France it was suggested that they should be reproduced, and a book evolved.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _June 6, 1916._ Well, here we are in the slowest train that ever limped, and I've been to sleep for seven hours.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front These letters were never intended for publication.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But when the pictures were brought back from France it was suggested that they should be reproduced, and a book evolved.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But when the pictures were brought back from France it was suggested that they should be reproduced, and a book evolved.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _June 6, 1916._ Well, here we are in the slowest train that ever limped, and I've been to sleep for seven hours.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading But when the pictures were brought back from France it was suggested that they should be reproduced, and a book evolved.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading But when the pictures were brought back from France it was suggested that they should be reproduced, and a book evolved.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when the pictures were brought back from France it was suggested that they should be reproduced, and a book evolved.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He proved wilful in the matter, and this book came into the world.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Then a certain person (who shall be nameless) conceived the dastardly idea of exposing private correspondence to the public eye.
conceivedverbUS /kənˈsiːvd/
past form of “conceive” — have the idea for
From this reading Then a certain person (who shall be nameless) conceived the dastardly idea of exposing private correspondence to the public eye.
correspondencenounUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndəns/
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading Then a certain person (who shall be nameless) conceived the dastardly idea of exposing private correspondence to the public eye.
dastardlyadjectiveUS /ˈdæstərdli/
despicably cowardly
From this reading Then a certain person (who shall be nameless) conceived the dastardly idea of exposing private correspondence to the public eye.
at any time
From this reading _June 6, 1916._ Well, here we are in the slowest train that ever limped, and I've been to sleep for seven hours.
evolvedverbUS /ɪˈvɑːlvd/
past form of “evolve” — work out
From this reading But when the pictures were brought back from France it was suggested that they should be reproduced, and a book evolved.
exposingverbUS /ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ/
-ing form of “expose” — expose or make accessible to some action or influence
From this reading Then a certain person (who shall be nameless) conceived the dastardly idea of exposing private correspondence to the public eye.
the organ of sight
From this reading Then a certain person (who shall be nameless) conceived the dastardly idea of exposing private correspondence to the public eye.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front These letters were never intended for publication.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading But when the pictures were brought back from France it was suggested that they should be reproduced, and a book evolved.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But when the pictures were brought back from France it was suggested that they should be reproduced, and a book evolved.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front These letters were never intended for publication.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He proved wilful in the matter, and this book came into the world.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _June 6, 1916._ Well, here we are in the slowest train that ever limped, and I've been to sleep for seven hours.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading _June 6, 1916._ Well, here we are in the slowest train that ever limped, and I've been to sleep for seven hours.
I've
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From this reading _June 6, 1916._ Well, here we are in the slowest train that ever limped, and I've been to sleep for seven hours.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Then a certain person (who shall be nameless) conceived the dastardly idea of exposing private correspondence to the public eye.
ImpressionsnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃənz/
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front These letters were never intended for publication.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He proved wilful in the matter, and this book came into the world.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front These letters were never intended for publication.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He proved wilful in the matter, and this book came into the world.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But when the pictures were brought back from France it was suggested that they should be reproduced, and a book evolved.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading _June 6, 1916._ Well, here we are in the slowest train that ever limped, and I've been to sleep for seven hours.
the literary culture
From this reading Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front These letters were never intended for publication.
limpedverbUS /lɪmpt/
past form of “limp” — walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading _June 6, 1916._ Well, here we are in the slowest train that ever limped, and I've been to sleep for seven hours.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading He proved wilful in the matter, and this book came into the world.
namelessadjectiveUS /ˈneɪm.ləs/
Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.
From this reading Then a certain person (who shall be nameless) conceived the dastardly idea of exposing private correspondence to the public eye.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front These letters were never intended for publication.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front These letters were never intended for publication.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front These letters were never intended for publication.
a human being
From this reading Then a certain person (who shall be nameless) conceived the dastardly idea of exposing private correspondence to the public eye.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading But when the pictures were brought back from France it was suggested that they should be reproduced, and a book evolved.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Then a certain person (who shall be nameless) conceived the dastardly idea of exposing private correspondence to the public eye.
established beyond doubt
From this reading He proved wilful in the matter, and this book came into the world.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Then a certain person (who shall be nameless) conceived the dastardly idea of exposing private correspondence to the public eye.
publicationnounUS /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front These letters were never intended for publication.
reproducedverbUS /ˌriːprəˈduːst/
past form of “reproduce” — make a copy or equivalent of
From this reading But when the pictures were brought back from France it was suggested that they should be reproduced, and a book evolved.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading _June 6, 1916._ Well, here we are in the slowest train that ever limped, and I've been to sleep for seven hours.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Then a certain person (who shall be nameless) conceived the dastardly idea of exposing private correspondence to the public eye.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But when the pictures were brought back from France it was suggested that they should be reproduced, and a book evolved.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading _June 6, 1916._ Well, here we are in the slowest train that ever limped, and I've been to sleep for seven hours.
slowestadverbUS /ˈsloʊəst/
most slowly
From this reading _June 6, 1916._ Well, here we are in the slowest train that ever limped, and I've been to sleep for seven hours.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading But when the pictures were brought back from France it was suggested that they should be reproduced, and a book evolved.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But when the pictures were brought back from France it was suggested that they should be reproduced, and a book evolved.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front These letters were never intended for publication.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then a certain person (who shall be nameless) conceived the dastardly idea of exposing private correspondence to the public eye.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front These letters were never intended for publication.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when the pictures were brought back from France it was suggested that they should be reproduced, and a book evolved.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He proved wilful in the matter, and this book came into the world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then a certain person (who shall be nameless) conceived the dastardly idea of exposing private correspondence to the public eye.
create by training and teaching
From this reading _June 6, 1916._ Well, here we are in the slowest train that ever limped, and I've been to sleep for seven hours.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But when the pictures were brought back from France it was suggested that they should be reproduced, and a book evolved.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _June 6, 1916._ Well, here we are in the slowest train that ever limped, and I've been to sleep for seven hours.
(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 _June 6, 1916._ Well, here we are in the slowest train that ever limped, and I've been to sleep for seven hours.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front These letters were never intended for publication.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front These letters were never intended for publication.
at the time that
From this reading But when the pictures were brought back from France it was suggested that they should be reproduced, and a book evolved.
which person or people
From this reading Then a certain person (who shall be nameless) conceived the dastardly idea of exposing private correspondence to the public eye.
wilfuladjective
done by design
From this reading He proved wilful in the matter, and this book came into the world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He proved wilful in the matter, and this book came into the world.
