used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading About two months afterwards, on a warm evening of summer, I entered Vienna in a litter, along with some twelve hundred other wounded men, escorted by a regiment of cuirassiers.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About two months afterwards, on a warm evening of summer, I entered Vienna in a litter, along with some twelve hundred other wounded men, escorted by a regiment of cuirassiers.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading About two months afterwards, on a warm evening of summer, I entered Vienna in a litter, along with some twelve hundred other wounded men, escorted by a regiment of cuirassiers.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading About two months afterwards, on a warm evening of summer, I entered Vienna in a litter, along with some twelve hundred other wounded men, escorted by a regiment of cuirassiers.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Nor were these my only distinctions, for my name had been included among the lists of the _officiers délite_--a new institution of the Emperor, enjoying considerable privileges and increase of pay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was weak and unable to walk.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To this latter elevation, too, I owed my handsome quarters in the ‘Raab’ Palace at Vienna, and the sentry at my door, like that of a field-officer.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nor were these my only distinctions, for my name had been included among the lists of the _officiers délite_--a new institution of the Emperor, enjoying considerable privileges and increase of pay.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The fever of my wound had reduced me to a skeleton; but I was consoled for everything by knowing that I was a captain on the Emperor’s own staff, and decorated by himself with the Cross of ‘the Legion.’
showing who or what does the action
From this reading About two months afterwards, on a warm evening of summer, I entered Vienna in a litter, along with some twelve hundred other wounded men, escorted by a regiment of cuirassiers.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The fever of my wound had reduced me to a skeleton; but I was consoled for everything by knowing that I was a captain on the Emperor’s own staff, and decorated by himself with the Cross of ‘the Legion.’
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Nor were these my only distinctions, for my name had been included among the lists of the _officiers délite_--a new institution of the Emperor, enjoying considerable privileges and increase of pay.
consoledverbUS /kənˈsoʊld/
past form of “console” — give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading The fever of my wound had reduced me to a skeleton; but I was consoled for everything by knowing that I was a captain on the Emperor’s own staff, and decorated by himself with the Cross of ‘the Legion.’
travel across or pass over
From this reading The fever of my wound had reduced me to a skeleton; but I was consoled for everything by knowing that I was a captain on the Emperor’s own staff, and decorated by himself with the Cross of ‘the Legion.’
cuirassiers
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From this reading About two months afterwards, on a warm evening of summer, I entered Vienna in a litter, along with some twelve hundred other wounded men, escorted by a regiment of cuirassiers.
decoratedadjectiveUS /ˈdekəreɪtɪd/
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading The fever of my wound had reduced me to a skeleton; but I was consoled for everything by knowing that I was a captain on the Emperor’s own staff, and decorated by himself with the Cross of ‘the Legion.’
distinctionsnounUS /dɪˈstɪŋkʃənz/
plural of “distinction” — a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
From this reading Nor were these my only distinctions, for my name had been included among the lists of the _officiers délite_--a new institution of the Emperor, enjoying considerable privileges and increase of pay.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading To this latter elevation, too, I owed my handsome quarters in the ‘Raab’ Palace at Vienna, and the sentry at my door, like that of a field-officer.
délite
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From this reading Nor were these my only distinctions, for my name had been included among the lists of the _officiers délite_--a new institution of the Emperor, enjoying considerable privileges and increase of pay.
elevationnounUS /ˌeləˈveɪʃən/
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading To this latter elevation, too, I owed my handsome quarters in the ‘Raab’ Palace at Vienna, and the sentry at my door, like that of a field-officer.
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading Nor were these my only distinctions, for my name had been included among the lists of the _officiers délite_--a new institution of the Emperor, enjoying considerable privileges and increase of pay.
Emperor'snounUS /ˈempərərz/
possessive form of “emperor” — the male ruler of an empire
From this reading The fever of my wound had reduced me to a skeleton; but I was consoled for everything by knowing that I was a captain on the Emperor’s own staff, and decorated by himself with the Cross of ‘the Legion.’
enjoyingverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading Nor were these my only distinctions, for my name had been included among the lists of the _officiers délite_--a new institution of the Emperor, enjoying considerable privileges and increase of pay.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading About two months afterwards, on a warm evening of summer, I entered Vienna in a litter, along with some twelve hundred other wounded men, escorted by a regiment of cuirassiers.
escortedverbUS /eˈskɔːrtɪd/
past form of “escort” — accompany as an escort
From this reading About two months afterwards, on a warm evening of summer, I entered Vienna in a litter, along with some twelve hundred other wounded men, escorted by a regiment of cuirassiers.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading About two months afterwards, on a warm evening of summer, I entered Vienna in a litter, along with some twelve hundred other wounded men, escorted by a regiment of cuirassiers.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The fever of my wound had reduced me to a skeleton; but I was consoled for everything by knowing that I was a captain on the Emperor’s own staff, and decorated by himself with the Cross of ‘the Legion.’
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading The fever of my wound had reduced me to a skeleton; but I was consoled for everything by knowing that I was a captain on the Emperor’s own staff, and decorated by himself with the Cross of ‘the Legion.’
field-officer
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From this reading To this latter elevation, too, I owed my handsome quarters in the ‘Raab’ Palace at Vienna, and the sentry at my door, like that of a field-officer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The fever of my wound had reduced me to a skeleton; but I was consoled for everything by knowing that I was a captain on the Emperor’s own staff, and decorated by himself with the Cross of ‘the Legion.’
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fever of my wound had reduced me to a skeleton; but I was consoled for everything by knowing that I was a captain on the Emperor’s own staff, and decorated by himself with the Cross of ‘the Legion.’
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading To this latter elevation, too, I owed my handsome quarters in the ‘Raab’ Palace at Vienna, and the sentry at my door, like that of a field-officer.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The fever of my wound had reduced me to a skeleton; but I was consoled for everything by knowing that I was a captain on the Emperor’s own staff, and decorated by himself with the Cross of ‘the Legion.’
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From this reading About two months afterwards, on a warm evening of summer, I entered Vienna in a litter, along with some twelve hundred other wounded men, escorted by a regiment of cuirassiers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading About two months afterwards, on a warm evening of summer, I entered Vienna in a litter, along with some twelve hundred other wounded men, escorted by a regiment of cuirassiers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading About two months afterwards, on a warm evening of summer, I entered Vienna in a litter, along with some twelve hundred other wounded men, escorted by a regiment of cuirassiers.
includedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdəd/
enclosed in the same envelope or package
From this reading Nor were these my only distinctions, for my name had been included among the lists of the _officiers délite_--a new institution of the Emperor, enjoying considerable privileges and increase of pay.
increasenounUS /ˌɪnˈkriːs/
a quantity that is added
From this reading Nor were these my only distinctions, for my name had been included among the lists of the _officiers délite_--a new institution of the Emperor, enjoying considerable privileges and increase of pay.
institutionnounUS /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən/
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
From this reading Nor were these my only distinctions, for my name had been included among the lists of the _officiers délite_--a new institution of the Emperor, enjoying considerable privileges and increase of pay.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading The fever of my wound had reduced me to a skeleton; but I was consoled for everything by knowing that I was a captain on the Emperor’s own staff, and decorated by himself with the Cross of ‘the Legion.’
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading To this latter elevation, too, I owed my handsome quarters in the ‘Raab’ Palace at Vienna, and the sentry at my door, like that of a field-officer.
LegionnounUS /ˈliːdʒən/
archaic terms for army
From this reading The fever of my wound had reduced me to a skeleton; but I was consoled for everything by knowing that I was a captain on the Emperor’s own staff, and decorated by himself with the Cross of ‘the Legion.’
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading To this latter elevation, too, I owed my handsome quarters in the ‘Raab’ Palace at Vienna, and the sentry at my door, like that of a field-officer.
listsnounUS /lɪsts/
plural of “list” — a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
From this reading Nor were these my only distinctions, for my name had been included among the lists of the _officiers délite_--a new institution of the Emperor, enjoying considerable privileges and increase of pay.
litternounUS /ˈlɪtər/
the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
From this reading About two months afterwards, on a warm evening of summer, I entered Vienna in a litter, along with some twelve hundred other wounded men, escorted by a regiment of cuirassiers.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fever of my wound had reduced me to a skeleton; but I was consoled for everything by knowing that I was a captain on the Emperor’s own staff, and decorated by himself with the Cross of ‘the Legion.’
the force of workers available
From this reading About two months afterwards, on a warm evening of summer, I entered Vienna in a litter, along with some twelve hundred other wounded men, escorted by a regiment of cuirassiers.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading About two months afterwards, on a warm evening of summer, I entered Vienna in a litter, along with some twelve hundred other wounded men, escorted by a regiment of cuirassiers.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The fever of my wound had reduced me to a skeleton; but I was consoled for everything by knowing that I was a captain on the Emperor’s own staff, and decorated by himself with the Cross of ‘the Legion.’
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Nor were these my only distinctions, for my name had been included among the lists of the _officiers délite_--a new institution of the Emperor, enjoying considerable privileges and increase of pay.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Nor were these my only distinctions, for my name had been included among the lists of the _officiers délite_--a new institution of the Emperor, enjoying considerable privileges and increase of pay.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor were these my only distinctions, for my name had been included among the lists of the _officiers délite_--a new institution of the Emperor, enjoying considerable privileges and increase of pay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading About two months afterwards, on a warm evening of summer, I entered Vienna in a litter, along with some twelve hundred other wounded men, escorted by a regiment of cuirassiers.
officiers
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From this reading Nor were these my only distinctions, for my name had been included among the lists of the _officiers délite_--a new institution of the Emperor, enjoying considerable privileges and increase of pay.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading About two months afterwards, on a warm evening of summer, I entered Vienna in a litter, along with some twelve hundred other wounded men, escorted by a regiment of cuirassiers.
and nothing more
From this reading Nor were these my only distinctions, for my name had been included among the lists of the _officiers délite_--a new institution of the Emperor, enjoying considerable privileges and increase of pay.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading About two months afterwards, on a warm evening of summer, I entered Vienna in a litter, along with some twelve hundred other wounded men, escorted by a regiment of cuirassiers.
owedverbUS /oʊd/
past form of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading To this latter elevation, too, I owed my handsome quarters in the ‘Raab’ Palace at Vienna, and the sentry at my door, like that of a field-officer.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The fever of my wound had reduced me to a skeleton; but I was consoled for everything by knowing that I was a captain on the Emperor’s own staff, and decorated by himself with the Cross of ‘the Legion.’
a large and stately mansion
From this reading To this latter elevation, too, I owed my handsome quarters in the ‘Raab’ Palace at Vienna, and the sentry at my door, like that of a field-officer.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Nor were these my only distinctions, for my name had been included among the lists of the _officiers délite_--a new institution of the Emperor, enjoying considerable privileges and increase of pay.
privilegesnounUS /ˈprɪvlədʒəz/
plural of “privilege” — a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
From this reading Nor were these my only distinctions, for my name had been included among the lists of the _officiers délite_--a new institution of the Emperor, enjoying considerable privileges and increase of pay.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading To this latter elevation, too, I owed my handsome quarters in the ‘Raab’ Palace at Vienna, and the sentry at my door, like that of a field-officer.
Raab
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From this reading To this latter elevation, too, I owed my handsome quarters in the ‘Raab’ Palace at Vienna, and the sentry at my door, like that of a field-officer.
reducedadjectiveUS /rəˈduːst/
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading The fever of my wound had reduced me to a skeleton; but I was consoled for everything by knowing that I was a captain on the Emperor’s own staff, and decorated by himself with the Cross of ‘the Legion.’
regimentverbUS /ˈredʒəmənt/
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading About two months afterwards, on a warm evening of summer, I entered Vienna in a litter, along with some twelve hundred other wounded men, escorted by a regiment of cuirassiers.
sentrynounUS /ˈsentri/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading To this latter elevation, too, I owed my handsome quarters in the ‘Raab’ Palace at Vienna, and the sentry at my door, like that of a field-officer.
skeletonnounUS /ˈskelətən/
something reduced to its minimal form
From this reading The fever of my wound had reduced me to a skeleton; but I was consoled for everything by knowing that I was a captain on the Emperor’s own staff, and decorated by himself with the Cross of ‘the Legion.’
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading About two months afterwards, on a warm evening of summer, I entered Vienna in a litter, along with some twelve hundred other wounded men, escorted by a regiment of cuirassiers.
staffnounUS /stæf/
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading The fever of my wound had reduced me to a skeleton; but I was consoled for everything by knowing that I was a captain on the Emperor’s own staff, and decorated by himself with the Cross of ‘the Legion.’
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading About two months afterwards, on a warm evening of summer, I entered Vienna in a litter, along with some twelve hundred other wounded men, escorted by a regiment of cuirassiers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fever of my wound had reduced me to a skeleton; but I was consoled for everything by knowing that I was a captain on the Emperor’s own staff, and decorated by himself with the Cross of ‘the Legion.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fever of my wound had reduced me to a skeleton; but I was consoled for everything by knowing that I was a captain on the Emperor’s own staff, and decorated by himself with the Cross of ‘the Legion.’
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Nor were these my only distinctions, for my name had been included among the lists of the _officiers délite_--a new institution of the Emperor, enjoying considerable privileges and increase of pay.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this latter elevation, too, I owed my handsome quarters in the ‘Raab’ Palace at Vienna, and the sentry at my door, like that of a field-officer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was weak and unable to walk.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading To this latter elevation, too, I owed my handsome quarters in the ‘Raab’ Palace at Vienna, and the sentry at my door, like that of a field-officer.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading About two months afterwards, on a warm evening of summer, I entered Vienna in a litter, along with some twelve hundred other wounded men, escorted by a regiment of cuirassiers.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading About two months afterwards, on a warm evening of summer, I entered Vienna in a litter, along with some twelve hundred other wounded men, escorted by a regiment of cuirassiers.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading I was weak and unable to walk.
ViennanounUS /viˈenə/
the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss
From this reading About two months afterwards, on a warm evening of summer, I entered Vienna in a litter, along with some twelve hundred other wounded men, escorted by a regiment of cuirassiers.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading I was weak and unable to walk.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading About two months afterwards, on a warm evening of summer, I entered Vienna in a litter, along with some twelve hundred other wounded men, escorted by a regiment of cuirassiers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was weak and unable to walk.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading I was weak and unable to walk.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nor were these my only distinctions, for my name had been included among the lists of the _officiers délite_--a new institution of the Emperor, enjoying considerable privileges and increase of pay.
in the company of; together with
From this reading About two months afterwards, on a warm evening of summer, I entered Vienna in a litter, along with some twelve hundred other wounded men, escorted by a regiment of cuirassiers.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading The fever of my wound had reduced me to a skeleton; but I was consoled for everything by knowing that I was a captain on the Emperor’s own staff, and decorated by himself with the Cross of ‘the Legion.’
people who are wounded
From this reading About two months afterwards, on a warm evening of summer, I entered Vienna in a litter, along with some twelve hundred other wounded men, escorted by a regiment of cuirassiers.
