used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TORTURE WHICH MIGHT HAVE BEEN SPARED.
adverseadjectiveUS /ædˈvɜːrs/
contrary to your interests or welfare
From this reading His first impression was one of exultation: his enemies and his adverse fate had been beaten; he was on the road to distinction; he could wear the silver star.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A week after the conflagration Carter received his commission as Brigadier-General.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His first impression was one of exultation: his enemies and his adverse fate had been beaten; he was on the road to distinction; he could wear the silver star.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A week after the conflagration Carter received his commission as Brigadier-General.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading His first impression was one of exultation: his enemies and his adverse fate had been beaten; he was on the road to distinction; he could wear the silver star.
BEENauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A TORTURE WHICH MIGHT HAVE BEEN SPARED.
bitternessnounUS /ˈbɪtərnəs/
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading Oh the bitterness of good fortune, long desired, which comes too late!
Brigadier-General
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From this reading A week after the conflagration Carter received his commission as Brigadier-General.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then came a feeling of despondency and fear, while he remembered the crime into which he had been driven, as he thought or tried to think, by the lack of this just recognition of his services.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then came a feeling of despondency and fear, while he remembered the crime into which he had been driven, as he thought or tried to think, by the lack of this just recognition of his services.
CarternounUS /ˈkɑːrtər/
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading A week after the conflagration Carter received his commission as Brigadier-General.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Oh the bitterness of good fortune, long desired, which comes too late!
commissionnounUS /kəˈmɪʃən/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading A week after the conflagration Carter received his commission as Brigadier-General.
conflagrationnounUS /ˌkɑːnfləˈɡreɪʃən/
a very intense and uncontrolled fire
From this reading A week after the conflagration Carter received his commission as Brigadier-General.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His first impression was one of exultation: his enemies and his adverse fate had been beaten; he was on the road to distinction; he could wear the silver star.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading Then came a feeling of despondency and fear, while he remembered the crime into which he had been driven, as he thought or tried to think, by the lack of this just recognition of his services.
wanted intensely
From this reading Oh the bitterness of good fortune, long desired, which comes too late!
despondencynounUS /dɪˈspɑːndənsi/
feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
From this reading Then came a feeling of despondency and fear, while he remembered the crime into which he had been driven, as he thought or tried to think, by the lack of this just recognition of his services.
distinctionnounUS /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/
a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
From this reading His first impression was one of exultation: his enemies and his adverse fate had been beaten; he was on the road to distinction; he could wear the silver star.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Then came a feeling of despondency and fear, while he remembered the crime into which he had been driven, as he thought or tried to think, by the lack of this just recognition of his services.
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading His first impression was one of exultation: his enemies and his adverse fate had been beaten; he was on the road to distinction; he could wear the silver star.
exultationnoun
a feeling of extreme joy
From this reading His first impression was one of exultation: his enemies and his adverse fate had been beaten; he was on the road to distinction; he could wear the silver star.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading His first impression was one of exultation: his enemies and his adverse fate had been beaten; he was on the road to distinction; he could wear the silver star.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Then came a feeling of despondency and fear, while he remembered the crime into which he had been driven, as he thought or tried to think, by the lack of this just recognition of his services.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Then came a feeling of despondency and fear, while he remembered the crime into which he had been driven, as he thought or tried to think, by the lack of this just recognition of his services.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading His first impression was one of exultation: his enemies and his adverse fate had been beaten; he was on the road to distinction; he could wear the silver star.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Oh the bitterness of good fortune, long desired, which comes too late!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Oh the bitterness of good fortune, long desired, which comes too late!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His first impression was one of exultation: his enemies and his adverse fate had been beaten; he was on the road to distinction; he could wear the silver star.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A TORTURE WHICH MIGHT HAVE BEEN SPARED.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His first impression was one of exultation: his enemies and his adverse fate had been beaten; he was on the road to distinction; he could wear the silver star.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A week after the conflagration Carter received his commission as Brigadier-General.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading His first impression was one of exultation: his enemies and his adverse fate had been beaten; he was on the road to distinction; he could wear the silver star.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then came a feeling of despondency and fear, while he remembered the crime into which he had been driven, as he thought or tried to think, by the lack of this just recognition of his services.
and nothing more
From this reading Then came a feeling of despondency and fear, while he remembered the crime into which he had been driven, as he thought or tried to think, by the lack of this just recognition of his services.
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading Then came a feeling of despondency and fear, while he remembered the crime into which he had been driven, as he thought or tried to think, by the lack of this just recognition of his services.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Oh the bitterness of good fortune, long desired, which comes too late!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Oh the bitterness of good fortune, long desired, which comes too late!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A TORTURE WHICH MIGHT HAVE BEEN SPARED.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His first impression was one of exultation: his enemies and his adverse fate had been beaten; he was on the road to distinction; he could wear the silver star.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh the bitterness of good fortune, long desired, which comes too late!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His first impression was one of exultation: his enemies and his adverse fate had been beaten; he was on the road to distinction; he could wear the silver star.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His first impression was one of exultation: his enemies and his adverse fate had been beaten; he was on the road to distinction; he could wear the silver star.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then came a feeling of despondency and fear, while he remembered the crime into which he had been driven, as he thought or tried to think, by the lack of this just recognition of his services.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading A week after the conflagration Carter received his commission as Brigadier-General.
recognitionnounUS /ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃən/
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading Then came a feeling of despondency and fear, while he remembered the crime into which he had been driven, as he thought or tried to think, by the lack of this just recognition of his services.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Then came a feeling of despondency and fear, while he remembered the crime into which he had been driven, as he thought or tried to think, by the lack of this just recognition of his services.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading His first impression was one of exultation: his enemies and his adverse fate had been beaten; he was on the road to distinction; he could wear the silver star.
performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
From this reading Then came a feeling of despondency and fear, while he remembered the crime into which he had been driven, as he thought or tried to think, by the lack of this just recognition of his services.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading His first impression was one of exultation: his enemies and his adverse fate had been beaten; he was on the road to distinction; he could wear the silver star.
SPAREDverbUS /sperd/
past form of “spare” — refrain from harming
From this reading A TORTURE WHICH MIGHT HAVE BEEN SPARED.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading His first impression was one of exultation: his enemies and his adverse fate had been beaten; he was on the road to distinction; he could wear the silver star.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A week after the conflagration Carter received his commission as Brigadier-General.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then came a feeling of despondency and fear, while he remembered the crime into which he had been driven, as he thought or tried to think, by the lack of this just recognition of his services.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Then came a feeling of despondency and fear, while he remembered the crime into which he had been driven, as he thought or tried to think, by the lack of this just recognition of his services.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then came a feeling of despondency and fear, while he remembered the crime into which he had been driven, as he thought or tried to think, by the lack of this just recognition of his services.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Then came a feeling of despondency and fear, while he remembered the crime into which he had been driven, as he thought or tried to think, by the lack of this just recognition of his services.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His first impression was one of exultation: his enemies and his adverse fate had been beaten; he was on the road to distinction; he could wear the silver star.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Oh the bitterness of good fortune, long desired, which comes too late!
TORTUREverbUS /ˈtɔːrtʃər/
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading A TORTURE WHICH MIGHT HAVE BEEN SPARED.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Then came a feeling of despondency and fear, while he remembered the crime into which he had been driven, as he thought or tried to think, by the lack of this just recognition of his services.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His first impression was one of exultation: his enemies and his adverse fate had been beaten; he was on the road to distinction; he could wear the silver star.
be dressed in
From this reading His first impression was one of exultation: his enemies and his adverse fate had been beaten; he was on the road to distinction; he could wear the silver star.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A week after the conflagration Carter received his commission as Brigadier-General.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A TORTURE WHICH MIGHT HAVE BEEN SPARED.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Then came a feeling of despondency and fear, while he remembered the crime into which he had been driven, as he thought or tried to think, by the lack of this just recognition of his services.
